upper belly fat after abdominoplasty

DON'T DO IT!!! Hope you didn't go through with it.

Thank you, Rose. My GYN. mentioned to me about losing weight because of the visceral fat.

Has anyone else researched about skin expansion? I wish I could have this done for these persistent problems I'm having since my abdomnioplasty. Please let me know if anyone has any knowledge of the skin expansion technique. They actually re-grow skin from our own tissue. They use a type of balloon then inflate it with saline over a period of time to grow more of ones on skin.

When u went have your consult with your plastic surgeon they should have advise you that you would need lipo in the upper abdominal first prior to having the tummy tuck so that you would achieve the entire flat look of your stomach.. I had the same problem after having 2 C-section but thank my doctor advise me what would be best for a flatter result.

To all who have posted here having the similar issues.  Were all of your tummy tucks including muscle repair and Lipo?

Anyone out there have these issues with a skin only TT?

I am scheduled for one on Monday, would love to know...

 

Kinda scared now, sent my doc an email a bit ago asking about it.  Will let you all know what he said.

Did you ever find out anything? My problems keep getting worse & worse with these symptoms. My surgery was in 2003. Would be very interested to find out if you've been given any advice or relief. Thank you.

I had my TT in 2009,I am experiencing bloating most of the times and a distended upper abdomen,I never went back to my surgeon because I had gained weight (about 13 lbs) and know he would blame whatever issue am having on this.I am extremely happy to have come across this site(very sorry so many of us are unhappy after spending so much money).

This is a great explanation of what happened to me, only from liposuction. Ever since, I cannot lose weight the way I used to. Lipo made me rebound gain. They suctioned my lower abs, not upper, so they're bigger than my lower, and I hate this look. I feel bloated and like I cannot breathe, just as you describe. My weight only goes up, never down and slowly climbs. Once I gain, the weight will not come off. I gain with eating very little. I do not exercise a lot but have hard time doing so because it becomes hard to breathe and bend with this big upper hard as a rock balloon stomach I never had 30 pounds ago before lipo. It is like a catch 22 basically and I don't know what to do. I take a zillion supplements that I fear if I did not, I'd definitely be even less healthy now. No one should get any sort of stomach surgery, it's the kiss of death.

I too. am 11 weeks and the upper muffin looks terrible. I went to the doctor he said that not much more can be done. after spending that kind of money I am a little pissed

I was very slim when I had my TT, the PS even mentioned there was nothing to lipo. Yet right after surgery I had the dreaded swollen upper abdomen, put it down to post-surgery swelling at first, but it never went away :(

i too had tummy tuck a month ago i see  same thing most of you discribing  i thinkk ill have a  laser lipo after am healed  in 6 months  thats the only solution i can think of for now good luck to me and all of you :)

I am very happy to find this forum because now I realize what is wrong with me. I had a full TT in 2003. I am dealing with the same things that others on this web site are dealing with. This last year I have gone through so many test trying to find out what is wrong and of course the normal doctors don’t understand what the TT has caused all of us to go through.

I wanted to look better for my husband and myself after having six kids which included a set of twins 6lb 6” and 6lb 2” and a couple of 8lb’s +. Now I am a shamed of my body with this big belly sticking out.

I can’t even make it through the day without several naps and they can last one hour or more. After I eat I am so tired that I have to lie down. My stomach seems to swell and I am out of breath just from eating. I huff and puff just trying to walk anywhere out side of the house and sometimes in the house. I use to be able to lose weight but now it seems that I can’t, and I weigh 173 pounds and I’ve never weighed that much before.

I have a hiatal hernia, and I seem to be allergic to everything or just about everything, I have hives quite often. I have had symptoms of IBS dealing with diarrhea for over two years. I was vomiting for no reason all the time dealing with nausea. The skin keeps feeling like it’s ripping off and then attachecs back and when more fat wants to go in a certain place it rips between the surface skin and whatever it is attached to.

The doctors ran a lot of test trying to find out what was wrong with me. I was checked for Celiac disease, I had colonoscopy, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy, the same day and CT of the abdomen I have slow digestion so I am supposed to eat small meals throughout the day.

It is too bad that the TT doctors did not tell us about all of these horrible side effects. I have the real bulgy belly and near to none hips. I can’t wear nylons and a dress for fear of them rolling right down to my ankles. My paints don’t fit right below my belly button because I have to get them big enough to fit my waist or should I say belly.

Maybe we should do a case action suit against the TT doctors, oh, that’s right I had to sign a paper that I wouldn’t sue her over anything. Maybe we should get the Federal Government involved with this situation.

I too am having the same problem after 7 years.. Abs are very big and out of proportion, upper tummy has become big and all curves gone. Even the chin has doubled up. Anyone Help please...How to shed this weight....

Its been 6.5 weeks since my tummy tuck, I also have a bigger upper stomach. My lower belly i've very happy with but around my belly better there is allot of fat and the right side of my belly sticks out more than the left, also my upper stomach bulges and sticks out. By bed time i look pregnant. Has anyone figured out why? I think I need to loose more weight! my PS says its just my shape. 

I have the same problem! I'm 2 years out and I'm still in pain. I used to be so active and I still can barely go for a walk without having terrible upper abdominal pain. Its bulges when I do anything active. No answers.