Secondary tummy tuck in Madrid: the abdomen also gets a second chance

Secondary tummy tuck

It goes without saying that our wish, whenever we perform a surgical procedure, whatever it may be, is for everything to go well the first time. Nor do we think it necessary to stress that, on occasion, what we achieve is not what we were looking for… But perhaps it is important to remember that we can almost always give ourselves a second chance.

For example, when a tummy tuck causes irregularities, depressions, leaves sagging skin or any other type of unsightly after-effects, it is possible to resort to secondary abdominal surgery or secondary tummy tuck to carry out a correction. And knowing this reassures patients.

Patients who, before the first procedure and eager to have as much information as possible about the surgical procedure and its possible complications, may ask us about the causes behind these unsatisfactory results, results that have many possible causes, including:

• Necrosis of the flap due to a lack of blood supply caused by poor surgical technique. Or the surgeon performing a poor dissection of the flap.
• Excessive tension in the suture.
• Excessive pressure after the tummy tuck, with that excessive pressure causing distal necrosis above the scar
• Necrosis of the navel due to a previous umbilical hernia surgery.
• The formation of seromas, that is, the accumulation of liquid fat, serum and lymph where a primary surgery has been performed.
• Abnormal healing in the patient.
• The tummy tuck having been performed in combination with liposuction, without achieving the intended goals.

In short, as with any type of surgical procedure, there is a minimal but undeniable risk that, after the procedure, patient and doctor are not satisfied with the result obtained and agree on the need for a second operation, in this case a secondary tummy tuck, to solve the problems that have arisen.

At this point, just as we say that there is a solution for many of these problems, we insist that secondary tummy tuck is a complex cosmetic surgery, in which the surgeon’s skill, experience and knowledge are essential to achieve acceptable results.

Surgeons like those at our centers, experienced and competent, who count on the essential cooperation of patients who are aware that they must strictly follow the pre- and post-surgical instructions, because the success of the procedure depends on that follow-up.

If you would like more information, contact our team at Clínica Dr. Fernández Blanco, call 34628718250 (Madrid) or 34602259697 (Marbella, Málaga).