If you have chosen an extended abdominoplasty, the scars will extend around the hips toward the back. Following abdominoplasty, the skin contours may be slightly uneven and areas of slight depression or wrinkling can occur. Minimal asymmetry of abdominoplasty scars occurs frequently as healing is not always even from side to side. The mild asymmetry is usually not cosmetically significant. If the asymmetry is significant, revisional surgery of the scars may be considered.
Significant problems are uncommon.
Few experience permanent loss of feeling, but it may take several months or longer for sensation to return. Rarely, areas of numbness persist. An uncommon problem, it is usually nothing more than a severe annoyance, requiring additional healing time, dressing changes, and sometimes, revision of the scar later. It usually does not seriously affect the ultimate outcome. Like fat necrosis, skin loss can result from infection or excessive tension.