{"id":30959,"date":"2026-09-10T06:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akmclinic.com\/?post_type=blog&p=30959"},"modified":"2026-09-10T07:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:00:18","slug":"dog-ears-after-tummy-tuck","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/akmclinic.com\/en-gb\/blog\/dog-ears-after-tummy-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Ears After a Tummy Tuck: Why They Happen and How They’re Fixed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dog ears after tummy tuck<\/strong> are small folds of leftover skin, and sometimes fat, at the outer ends of the tummy tuck scar. They often happen when the incision is too short for the amount of skin removed, or when the side\/flank tissues need more contouring. In many cases, they can be improved with a minor revision under local anaesthesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tummy tuck is not only about removing loose abdominal skin. It is also about matching the shape of the incision to the way the skin, fat and flank tissue will close at the sides. That is why dog ears are best understood as a contour-planning issue, not simply as a \u201cbad scar\u201d. If you are researching how tummy tuck surgery is planned<\/a>, this is one of the details worth asking about before you travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For UK patients comparing local private surgery with treatment abroad, dog ears can feel especially worrying because they raise a practical question: \u201cWhat happens if I need a touch-up later?\u201d This guide explains what they are, why they form, how surgeons try to prevent them, and what a correction usually involves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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