When you visit a tummy tuck surgeon’s website, the first thing that you may notice is all of the beautiful people with trim waistlines.  In fact, you may be simply amazed at the before and after pictures of the patients.  However, while this surgery can truly work wonders for a person’s appearance, there are numerous inherent risks of undergoing this procedure.  Since we don’t feel enough attention is given to this subject, we are going to dedicate this section to discussing a few risks of getting a tummy tuck.

The first risk has to do with the patient’s belly button.  During the procedure, the surgeon will make a hole around the belly button so he or she can pull the patient’s skin taunt and then, cut it.  As a result, sometimes, a tummy tuck patient’s belly button will not be in the midline.

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Another risk that can affect a patient is skin necrosis.  This occurs when the capillaries that supply blood to the skin is broken, resulting in that area of skin dying.  Unfortunately, the only way to resolve this issue is to have a skin graft.

Next, a condition called paresthesias may occur.  This condition consists of having feelings of either numbness or hypersensitivity on the skin.  This condition can either be temporary or permanent.

Lastly, a patient will experience some level of swelling and bruising.  While this may not seem like a big deal, it is important to mention because this swelling and bruising will distort your final appearance.  You would be surprised at how many people are upset that their stomach doesn’t look perfect, right after the surgery.

As you can see, there are numerous risks associated with this medical procedure.  If you are interested in learning more about it, take a minute and visit the New Jersey Tummy Tuck Guide and the Tummy Tuck Cost Guide.