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This patient is 6 weeks post-op tummy tuck.
An Early Look at Tummy Tuck Healing
Six weeks is still early in a tummy tuck. Swelling in the lower abdomen can persist, the scar is typically firm and pink, and many patients are still working up to full activity. A photo from this stage shows the shape of the waist and the abdominal wall more than it shows the finished scar. Individual results vary, and these photographs show one patient's outcome.
What recovery involves is spelled out in the article on drains after a tummy tuck and in the compression garment timeline, and fluid collections are discussed in the piece on seroma after body contouring. The tummy tuck page explains the operation itself, the tummy tuck gallery has other cases, and you can request a consultation to plan your own.
