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Surgery => Post Surgery and Healing After Surgery => Topic started by: russ306 on January 24, 2009, 04:50:11 PM

Title: How long does it usually take for skin to tighten?
Post by: russ306 on January 24, 2009, 04:50:11 PM

How long does it usually take for the skin and areola to shrink and tighten

Title: Re: How long does it usually take for skin to tighten?
Post by: siphon on January 25, 2009, 01:53:55 PM

im 4 weeks post op, and mine is slloooooly going down, but im counting on working out, and cardio to get my skin tight everywhere on my body before i expect it to tighten just in one spot. it will take time

Title: Re: How long does it usually take for skin to tighten?
Post by: russ306 on January 26, 2009, 04:20:00 PM

Can anyone else help me with this?

Title: Re: How long does it usually take for skin to tighten?
Post by: dwightschrute00 on January 27, 2009, 05:50:58 PM

I'm 7 months post op and still have one puffy side from what I'm assuming is scar tissue. Once I'm at one year I'm going to ask about cortisone injections if it hasn't subsided.

Title: Re: How long does it usually take for skin to tighten?
Post by: Dr. Elliot Jacobs on January 29, 2009, 09:44:59 PM

Great question.  Answer is it varies with the elasticity of the patient's skin.  Given a young, healthy guy who has never been overweight, the skin will tighten and the areola will shrink literally in front of my eyes on the operating table.  If you take an older guy, or one who has been heavier and whose elasticity is diminished, the skin will tighten more slowly -- days to weeks or longer.

Dr Jacobs

Title: Re: How long does it usually take for skin to tighten?
Post by: wantnewlife on February 01, 2009, 01:51:48 PM

does compression vest help in tightening the skin?

for guys with mild gyne in their 30s, will it take more time for the skin to shrink?