Mark Markarian, MD, MSPH, FACS
Wellesley, MA
Tummy Tuck | Case Details
A woman in her early 30s is shown 5 months postop from a REVISION tummy tuck. She had a prior tummy tuck and liposuction performed 2 years earlier by another surgeon, resulting in a vertical scar and a high waistline scar. A scar minimizing technique was used to remove her prior midline vertical scar maintain a low waistline incision below the bikini line, and a special belly button technique was utilized to provide and "innie" with no visible scar on the external skin.
Length of incision: Anterior Iliac Crest
Umbilical Translocation: Yes
Abdominal Wall Plication: Above & Below Umbilicus
Concomitant hernia repair: None
Concomitant liposuction: Back/Flank
Months between operation and 'after' photos: 5