How to Remove Scar After Tummy Tuck Surgery | Tips & Tricks to Reduce Scar | How to Minimize Scar
Channel: Dr. Jasmeet Singh Ahluwalia
Date: 2023-02-15

A tummy tuck scar forms in the areas where your skin heals after tummy tuck surgery. A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) removes excess skin and fat from your belly. The scar is usually thin. It may be raised, recessed, slightly pink or lighter than the surrounding skin.

Don’t forget the sunscreen
It’s important to use sunscreen on your scar for at least a year after your surgery. If you can, it’s best to avoid sunning the area.

Scars are made of new skin and react differently to the sun than normal skin. Using sunscreen will prevent a scar from becoming darker than the surrounding skin.

If you can, use a formula that’s made specifically for scars. You should also use something that’s SPF 30 or higher.

Steroid applications and injections
You may choose to use steroid applications or injections to get rid of raised, thick, or red scars. These treatments may be used at the time of surgery for scar prevention or four weeks after surgery for correction.

The cost will depend on the size and severity of the scar. It’s usually a few hundred dollars per treatment.

It is indicated if one has excess fat or skin in lower abdomen but is not a generalized weight loss procedure like Bariatric Surgery.

Reasons for excess fat, loose skin or weakened fascia in lower abdomen:

Post-Pregnancy
Aging
Localized fat deposition in this area
Post significant weight loss
Along with removing excess skin and fat, during tummy tuck, tightening weak fascia can also be done. It can also remove stretch marks and excess skin below belly button level.
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Dr. Jasmeet Singh Ahluwalia
(MS, FNB-MAS, FBMS)
Super-Specialist Bariatric, Metabolic & Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon


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