| Many women dream of having a flat stomach, but | | | | large incision which leaves a very long scar from hip to |
| unless you are a fitness fanatic, it is unlikely you will | | | | hip. The scar will follow the bikini line,so if your bikini is |
| ever achieve it. Even those who are a small dress | | | | not too tiny, you should be able to show off your new |
| size 8 complain of having a flabby tummy. After child | | | | flat tummy on the beach. Given the choice of a flabby |
| birth or dieting, you may be left with unsightly skin folds | | | | "baby pouch" on their stomach or a scar along the |
| which no amount of diets or exercise will correct. This | | | | bikini line, it seems that many women are quite happy |
| can be depressing and cause a woman to be self | | | | to choose a tummy tuck to regain their self |
| conscious, especially on holiday, when wearing a bikini | | | | confidence, and to be able to wear clothes which |
| is out of the question. The only option to remove skin | | | | show off their figures. |
| folds on the stomach is tummy tuck surgery. If you | | | | Tummy tucks are not just for the ladies. Many men |
| have excess fat around the waist and stomach, then | | | | find that after significant weight loss, they are left with |
| you can have liposuction at the same time and get a | | | | excess skin and stretch marks. Tummy tuck surgery |
| slimmer waist as well as a flat abdomen. | | | | can remove the stretch marks and loose skin. After |
| Tummy tuck surgery takes around 2 hours under a | | | | surgery, men no longer need to cover up on the beach |
| general anaesthetic and requires one or two nights in | | | | or hide their bodies beneath loose fitting clothing. |
| hospital, followed by 2 weeks of recuperation at home. | | | | If you are considering getting a bank loan or using your |
| You should avoid exercise or heavy work for 6 | | | | credit card to pay for surgery, then you should first |
| weeks after surgery. If you have an active job, you | | | | check out the finance deals offered by clinics and |
| many need to take several weeks off work. Your | | | | hospitals. Some offer 0% interest free loans, so that |
| surgeon may also recommend that you do not drive | | | | you can spread the cost of your surgery. If you are |
| for some time after surgery, at least until the stitches | | | | having more than one procedure, for example a |
| are removed. | | | | tummy tuck and liposuction, you may get a discount on |
| A negative aspect of a tummy tuck is perhaps the | | | | the treatment prices. |