What are the risks of Tummy Tuck Surgery?
In 2002, 85,752 patients underwent tummy tuck surgery. This represented a 37% increase in tummy tucks over the previous year. Before you undergo tummy tuck surgery, you should understand the risks, benefits and imponderables associated with this type of plastic surgery. The potential complications that are discussed with you during the plastic surgery consultation include reactions to anesthesia, blood accumulations that may require surgical drainage and infection. Tissue loss along the horizontal incision is a possibility when tummy tuck is performed. When this complication occurs, delays in healing and prolonged recovery may result. Tissue loss during tummy tuck is more common in plastic surgery patients who smoke or have medical conditions such as diabetes and blood vessels disease. Revision plastic surgery may be required in certain instances where tummy tuck incisions healed poorly. Following plastic surgery, fluid may accumulate under the skin as a possible complication of tummy
