What are some of the risks to having a tummy tuck?
Tummy tucks are subject to the full variety of any open surgical skin approaches such as, infection, excessive scarring, asymmetry, incomplete masking of defect, collection of blood under the skin (hematoma), excessive blood loss, skin slough, and worsening of appearance. Very rarely, injury to the abdomen wall or peritonitis can result from tummy tucking. Since the advent of reduction of flap thickness by pre-tuck liposuction stage, the extent of incision in the lower abdomen area has been reduced. In general, the more limited the length of incision and extent of dissection, the less frequent are the complications.
