Tummy Tuck

Q:

I am 55 years old and have a rather large umbilical hernia that I’ve had since I was an infant. Until now, no one has said that I should have it repaired; however, just recently my medical doctor sent me to a general surgeon to evaluate the repair of it. Since the effects of pregnancy and age have also caused my abdomen to fall, could a plastic surgeon repair the hernia and do a tummy tuck at the same time? My thoughts are that unless the abdominal muscles are tight, the hernia will only return later. Please give me your opinion.

A:

Plastic surgeons most of the time repair the umbilical hernia during the abdominoplasty. I personally work with a general surgeon during my abdominoplasty procedures, and he repairs the umbilical hernia.

Answered by: Farrokh Shafaie, M.D.
Summit, NJ

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