Tummy Tuck Scars - Will I Have Scars After a Tummy Tuck?

When it comes to the abdominoplasty or the tummyhas a lot more skin then does the face. The surgeon
tuck as it is most commonly referred to the biggestwill then remove any fat if required to do so as well as
issue many people inquire about is the scars that willmaking any necessary repairs to the abdominal
be associated with the surgical procedure. In thismuscles.
surgical procedure not only is some fat removed but inIt is this large incision that has many people worried
many cases the skin is also removed a certain amountabout the outcome of the procedure and whether or
and in doing so there is bound to be some scarring. Butnot it will yield an unsightly scar. The truth is that since
luckily thanks to all of the advancements in scienceeach person's anatomical makeup is different then the
that are available today, these scars in general arechances that they will have an unsightly scar is mostly
small. Remembering that the tummy tuck is a cosmeticbased on their own body's repair of the incisions. The
procedure that has its roots founded in such surgeriessurgeon can only do so much like making sure that the
as the face lift then one can imagine that the cosmeticincision is clean and that the sutures are tight, but after
surgeons who perform this procedure are good atthat it is up to your own body.
making clean incisions.There are some precautions you can take much like
During the procedure itself, the surgeon will most likelyany other surgical procedure to lower the risks of an
put an incision that runs horizontally from hip bone tounsightly scar associated with the tummy tuck
hip bone. This can be a relatively large incision asprocedure so it is important to discuss this with your
compared to those that are needed for a face lift, butsurgeon prior to scheduling the tummy tuck surgery.
one must bear in mind that the abdominal region also