{"id":14450,"date":"2022-06-06T11:52:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/?p=14450"},"modified":"2025-04-29T21:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:11:00","slug":"why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is My Stomach Not Flat After A Tummy Tuck?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Immediately following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/body\/tummy-tuck-sarasota\/\">tummy tuck,<\/a> most patients will notice a major difference in the look of their abdomen. However, over the next few days, they become worried because their stomach is not entirely flat as they expect. Let\u2019s look into the commonly asked question, \u201cWhy is my stomach not flat after a tummy tuck?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most likely reason your stomach is not completely flat following tummy tuck surgery is swelling. This tends to get worse in the days after surgery and then slowly go down. With a tummy tuck, it can take months for swelling to fully resolve. Though, visible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/swelling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">swelling<\/a> usually should resolve within about two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the skin needs to retract and\/or settle over your new contours. This takes a while to occur and can also contribute to why the stomach may not look entirely flat. Ultimately, in most cases, time will resolve this issue and it is relatively common following a tummy tuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and schedule a consultation with Dr. Sessa, call us at <a href=\"tel:941-923-1736\">941-923-1736<\/a>. You can also reach out online via chat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/contact\/\">contact form<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/instantquote\/\">Price Simulator<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immediately following a tummy tuck, most patients will notice a major difference in the look of their abdomen. However, over the next few days, they become worried because their stomach is not entirely flat as they expect. Let\u2019s look into the commonly asked question, \u201cWhy is my stomach not flat after a tummy tuck?\u201d &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tummy-tuck"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Is My Stomach Not Flat After A Tummy Tuck? | Sarasota Surgical Arts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Top Sarasota cosmetic surgeon answers the question, &quot;Why is my stomach not flat after a tummy tuck?&quot; and what to expect after surgery.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Is My Stomach Not Flat After A Tummy Tuck?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Top Sarasota cosmetic surgeon answers the question, &quot;Why is my stomach not flat after a tummy tuck?&quot; and what to expect after surgery.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sarasota Surgical Arts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-06T16:52:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-29T21:11:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_745607371.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"334\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dr. Alberico Sessa, M.D.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dr. Alberico Sessa, M.D.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dr. Alberico Sessa, M.D.\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2f05d9efde5bd3cf3cfd9fc092f4e604\"},\"headline\":\"Why Is My Stomach Not Flat After A Tummy Tuck?\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-06T16:52:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-29T21:11:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":200,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/shutterstock_745607371.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Tummy-Tuck\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/why-is-my-stomach-not-flat-after-a-tummy-tuck\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why Is My Stomach Not Flat After A Tummy Tuck? 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