Woman Wants Tummy Tuck
The following question from ourforum is from a woman who wants a tummy tuck but is afraid to do it because of pre-existing scars and fears of losing her belly button. She has had prior surgical complications.
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| I want a tummy very bad but I am scared to do it. I am the mother of three children and had three C-sections. Two C-sections resulted in a perforated bowel and I required two bowel surgeries. I have a very deep and wide vertical scar with three inches above my belly button which was cut through. I have had several consults and am not sure who to believe. One said he could give me a new stomach with a belly button, the other said that I would still have a two to three inch scar above my belly button and would not have a belly button. I am in the process of going for a third opinion at one of the best hospitals in Philadelphia. I am afraid of bowel perforation and scar tissue from my prior surgeries. Also, if I can't have a tummy tuck without scars then what is the point. I know I will have one scar hip to hip which is fine but to still have a two to three inch scar above my belly button, I guess would be pointless Lynn | ||||||
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