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Dog ears after panniculectomy

On Tuesday my plastic surgeon will be clipping my dog ears. The closing of each side of my scars stick out. Has anyone else had this done? I'm driving and she is an hour away. I'm 10 months out. Also will the feeling ever come back.

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  • roundisashape
    roundisashape

    I don't know anything about the procedure you're having, but I can tell you I had some major slicing and dicing of the lower abdomen almost 15 years ago, and still have numb spots around the incision

  • My cat walks across my stomach he has no idea that I can't feel it , which maybe is a good thing. Thanks for the reply

  • ProudGrammy
    ProudGrammy

    @@Paulajo24 i've led a sheltered life what the heck are dog ears??? kathy

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I don't know anything about the procedure you're having, but I can tell you I had some major slicing and dicing of the lower abdomen almost 15 years ago, and still have numb spots around the incision line.

Good luck on Tuesday!

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My cat walks across my stomach he has no idea that I can't feel it , which maybe is a good thing. Thanks for the reply

clipping my dog ears.

@@Paulajo24

i've led a sheltered life :(

what the heck are dog ears??? :wacko:

kathy

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When they removed the skin and them sewed me back together I have 2 lumps that stick out my Dr will clip them to flatten me out. There called ears

I have minimal dog ears from my breast reduction surgery done back in 2000. I never bothered having them removed because they were so small.

I have numbness over much of my scarring all of these years later.

When they removed the skin and them sewed me back together

@@Paulajo24

thanx for the good description/explanation :)

i now feel complete ;)

kathy

Hi:

I had tummy tuck in 2009 and got one dog ear. Was easy for the doctor to flatten it out in the office. I think she just used tape afterwards that I had to keep on for two weeks.

I too had a lot of numbness after the surgery. It has returned about 50% in five years.

Good luck with healing.

Sue

For those of us who had a lot of extra skin, one reason for a lower body lift is to eliminate the dog ear risk. but, sounds like they are fixable!

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Wish I could tell you all went well, but when I got to the office my appointment last 5 minutes. If I don't hear from her in a few weeks to call the office. Was not happy but will get over it. January will be a year since plastics. May will be 5 years since RNY.

I too had plastics in March 2013 abdiminalplasty and beast reduction... I too have dog ears and I will be looking at revision in March of next year.. I have numbness only running midway from pelvis to belly button.

  • 4 weeks later...

Im going for c ondult next week in Nashville @ Vanderbilt Plastic surgery office seeing Dr Bruce Shank.

Im going for abdominal &panni plus reduction.

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