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Tummy Tuck Surgery - Abdominoplasty

Are sit-ups just not giving you the taut tummy you desire? Even though you may do dozens of crunches and abdominal exercises a day, you may find it impossible to lose the excess fat and “apron” of sagging skin around your midsection. If you’ve got too much flab or excess skin in your abdomen that doesn’t go away with diet or exercise, you may want to consider a tummy tuck. Abdominoplasty, the medical term for a tummy tuck, is a cosmetic procedure sure to give you sleeker, more defined abs. This procedure flattens your abdomen by removing extra fat and skin and tightening muscles in your abdominal wall.

However, this is a major surgery, so if you’re considering it, please take the time to educate yourself, thoroughly analyze your own situation and do not rush to make the final decision. A tummy tuck should be the last resort for people who have exhausted all other measures, and the procedure should not be used as an alternative to weight loss.

Skin has a limit to which it can stretch and still return to normal. When it stretches beyond that point, due to pregnancy or a large weight gain followed by weight loss, the result is much like a balloon that has been blown up and deflated. The skin becomes stretched and crinkly and does not respond to exercise or diet.

Tummy tuck is one of many procedures designed to assist in body sculpturing or contouring. Abdominoplasty addresses the hanging skin folds seen with normal age or after weight loss or pregnancy. Marked weight change or multiple pregnancies are the most common reason a person seeks this procedure. In such cases, skin excess, laxity and damage (stretch marks) are best treated with a tummy tuck.

As with many other body contouring procedures, abdominoplasty surgery is not designed to replace healthy lifestyle choices such as an appropriate diet and exercise, which have a more profound effect on weight loss and overall health. Regrettably, weight loss may accentuate the already marked skin laxity and folds.

If noticeable weight loss has occurred, large skin folds may make skin care very difficult. In this case a procedure called a panniculectomy may be more appropriate.

The surgery is not meant as a means of weight-loss, but rather removes fat and tightens skin that has lost elasticity and does not respond to diet and exercise. 

Abdominoplasty involves surgically removing excess skin and fat from the middle and lower part of the abdomen and sometimes tightening the abdominal muscles. The result is a flatter abdomen, and sometimes, a smaller waist, because the procedure corrects loose, sagging skin and excess fat. Any scars are usually located below the line of a swimsuit or underwear.

The procedure can dramatically reduce the appearance of a protruding abdomen. But bear in mind, it does produce a permanent scar, which, depending on the extent of the original problem and the surgery required to correct it, can extend from hip to hip.

Tummy tucks should not be confused with a liposuction (the cosmetic surgery used to remove fat deposits), although your surgeon may elect to perform liposuction as part of a tummy tuck.

A tummy tuck is suitable for both men and women who are in good general health overall. Patients who undergo tummy tuck surgery are able to fit more easily into clothing and are typically more comfortable engaging in physical activities.  They have a new level of comfort and confidence with themselves.