| If you're of normal height and weight, and you feel you | | | | usually where the surgical incision stops. You usually |
| need a tummy tuck, you may also need some | | | | need to do liposuction there to ensure that you can't |
| liposuction at the sides. Typically, this at the abdominal | | | | pinch your love handles after surgery. |
| flank areas, or "love handle" areas. | | | | In non-medical terms, it's called a "muffin top" by some |
| With a tummy tuck, you will have the loose pouch of | | | | women. With liposuction that small amount of fat is |
| skin around your tummy removed. The surgical incision | | | | removed. |
| is in the same position as a C-section, just longer. | | | | Some patients are so thin that they don't have excess |
| Usually the incision goes from the left to the right pelvic | | | | fat to pinch. Although not common, if you're one of |
| bone. You can choose to put it as high or low as you | | | | these patients, you won't need liposuction at the love |
| wish, within reason. The length depends not only on | | | | hand areas. |
| your body, but also, how much loose skin you have. | | | | The liposuction is done through the side of the tummy |
| The average person will need liposuction in the flank, or | | | | tuck scar, so no separate incision is made. Generally |
| "love handle" areas. If you pinch the sides of your | | | | more fat is suctioned from the front, and tapered all |
| abdomen, you can probably pinch more than a handful | | | | the way to the lower back area. |
| of tissue. If this tissue is not part of your surgery, and | | | | Since you will need an abdominal binder or |
| nothing is done, then you will have it pushed out even | | | | compression garment after surgery for your tummy |
| more after your procedure is completed. | | | | tuck anyway, you will use the same garment to apply |
| With the tummy tuck, you will have the the skin of the | | | | pressure to the love handle areas to get the skin as |
| front portion of your abdominal skin removed and | | | | tight as possible after surgery. |
| tightened. However, this incision can only be extended | | | | Your figure will thank you if you consider some |
| so far- you probably should not have it extend all the | | | | liposuction with your tummy tuck. |
| way towards your back. The love handle area is | | | | |