| Abdominoplasty, often referred to as tummy tuck | | | | weight should postpone the surgery. Also, any woman |
| surgery, is a very significant cosmetic surgery | | | | that plans to have a pregnancy in the future should |
| procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the | | | | wait. Vertical muscles that are tightened in the surgery |
| middle and lower abdomen and also tightens the | | | | would be stretched out again during pregnancy. You |
| muscles on the abdominal wall. The appearance of a | | | | doctor may warn you against a tummy tuck if you |
| protruding abdomen can be dramatically reduced with | | | | have scars from previous abdominal surgeries as your |
| this procedure. You just have to remember that the | | | | scars could become unusually prominent. A tummy |
| procedure will produce a permanent scar, which, | | | | tuck can create an enhanced appearance and |
| depending on how much surgery has to be performed, | | | | improve your self-esteem, but it may or may not meet |
| can extended from one hip to the other across your | | | | your expectations or cause other people to treat you |
| lower abdomen. | | | | different from before. Before thinking about receiving |
| If you are thinking that you may want a tummy tuck, | | | | any surgery, especially one as dramatic as an |
| this article can help. It can tell you when it can help, | | | | abdominoplasty, you need to think carefully about it |
| how the surgeon will perform it, and how you can | | | | and discuss your expectations with your plastic |
| expect to look after the surgery. It cannot answer | | | | surgeon. |
| every question that you have because a lot depends | | | | Thousands of tummy tuck procedures are performed |
| on each patients' needs and the plastic surgeon | | | | successfully each year. When a qualified plastic |
| providing surgery. You should ask you cosmetic | | | | surgeon performs the surgery, the results are almost |
| surgeon about anything you don't understand. The best | | | | always positive. Regardless of that, there are always |
| potential patient for an abdominoplasty is a man or | | | | some risks and potential complications associated with |
| woman that is in relatively good shape, but are | | | | receiving any plastic surgery procedure, as well as a |
| bothered by an over-sized deposit of fat or loose skin | | | | tummy tuck. You may need a second operation if you |
| on their abdomen that has no response to any diet or | | | | have poor healing which may result in conspicuous |
| exercise. The surgery is typically more helpful to | | | | scars. Any smoker is advised to stop because |
| women who have had multiple pregnancies resulting in | | | | smoking increases the risks and complications |
| a stretched out abdomen and skin that are beyond the | | | | associated with daily healing. Your risks can be greatly |
| point of returning to normality. The loss of skin elasticity | | | | reduced just by following your cosmetic surgeon's |
| in older patients, which frequently occurs with slight | | | | instructions for before and after surgery, especially |
| obesity, can also be improved. | | | | when it comes to how much physical activity you |
| Any patient that intends to lose a dramatic amount of | | | | should participate in and when. |