| Board certified plastic surgeons perform approximately | | | | excision to improve laxity, and rectus muscle laxity |
| 100,000 abdominoplasty procedures each year. | | | | improvement. |
| Abdominoplasty is popular among women after | | | | |
| pregnancy, massive weight loss, or to improve a | | | | Standard TT: Standard TT is the most common |
| pouch of weight or lax muscles focused in the | | | | procedure, performed in over 90% of the patients. This |
| abdominal area. | | | | method uses a second incision around the umbilicus |
| | | | | for more extensive skin excision and entire repair of |
| The abdomen is composed of skin, subcutaneous | | | | rectus muscle laxity (diastasis recti). |
| fat, muscle and muscle fascia. Abdominoplasty | | | | |
| involves surgery to treat all of those areas of the | | | | Extensive TT: Extensive TT is performed for obese |
| body. The procedure may be performed in conjunction | | | | or bariatric people with excessive aprons of fat that |
| with liposuction to remove excessive pockets of fat. In | | | | extend below the belly. These Plastic surgery cases |
| some cases, the rectus muscles and/or oblique | | | | are performed to excise a significant amount of the |
| muscles have laxed which requires tightening to | | | | skin apron and thus, the incision may extend toward |
| improve the appearance of the muscles and ultimately | | | | the back. In select cases, a vertical midline incision must |
| affects the appearance of the abdomen. | | | | be made. This will result with an inverted T shaped |
| | | | | scar. |
| Abdominoplasty may be performed through three | | | | |
| approaches, depending upon the extensiveness | | | | Abdominoplasty is a major surgical procedure and |
| required for the procedure, including the following | | | | should be performed in a fully accredited surgical |
| tummy tuck procedures: | | | | facility or a hospital. Dr. Blau takes pride in having top |
| | | | | level qualifications, advanced experience, and a wealth |
| Mini TT Abdominoplasty: The mini TT is a less | | | | of pleased patients to stand out among the rest which |
| involved procedure and intended for patients that have | | | | is critically important for the abdominoplasty procedure. |
| only slight skin laxity. This procedure does not involve | | | | We invite you to visit Dr. Blau’s practice, sample |
| the umbilicus and the incision is made in the lowest part | | | | results of before and after photos and feel confident |
| of the abdomen, a discreet location. The procedure | | | | that you are acquiring the best information to feel |
| may involve liposuction to remove excess fat, skin | | | | comfortable about your decision for abdominoplasty. |