Question:
I had a tummy tuck a month and a half ago. The results are very nice except that my pubic area seems bigger than it did before my surgery. Is this normal and will it get better?
Answer:
Well after a tummy tuck, you should expect up to 8-10 weeks of swelling, especially if the tummy tuck was done in conjunction with liposuction of the abdomen. The swelling at about a month and a half will be in the dependent portion, that means in the lower abdomen and right in the pubic area, so this area of swelling should continue to improve, again even up to ten weeks after the initial surgery. One thing that patients should be aware of though is that sometimes there can be an accumulation of fluid, not just swelling, that can happen in the suprapubic area as well and this may need to be aspirated or removed and this is something that your surgeon should assess and determine if it will be necessary.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.