Tummy tuck scars are one of the major drawbacks of abdominoplasty cosmetic surgery. The scars caused by a tummy tuck operation are of great worry to many prospective patients. The extent of tummy tuck scars depends on the type of the surgery that is performed by the surgeon on the patient. Scarring that is present after a mini tummy tuck procedure is not as severe as the scars that are visible as they are for a patient who has received a full tummy tuck procedure. Although these scars can appear to be unsightly at first patients do get used to them and they do appear to be less of a shock after time once they start to heal and fade. Scarring caused by the tummy tuck procedure can be concealed quite easily wearing every day clothes in fact the majority of patients have the confidence to hide their scars by wearing a bathing suit.

Over a Period of time these scars will fade quite distinctly a lot depends on each patients individual healing capabilities. Some patients will heal quicker than others although scars will remain for a good number of patients.

Generally though it has to be said that the scars resulting from this type of surgery are more often than not permanent and this should be taken into consideration before you decide to go ahead with the procedure. During consultation with your surgeon you would be wise to ask him to show you examples of previous patients to give you an idea of the extent of the scarring that will occur following this surgery.

The standard tummy tuck scar extends from one hipbone right across to the other hipbone which creates a rather large scar but this scar is located under the bikini line so it can be concealed easily. These scars are not normally as bad as the patient anticipated and in most cases the majority of women are able to hide the resulting scars. If you feel you can deal with the scarring issue then the benefits of a tummy tuck procedure will probably outweigh the scarring issue by some margin. It must be stressed though that you should actively seek photographic examples of tummy tuck scars so that you know exactly what to expect from this procedure.