What’s a Tummy Tuck?


What’s a Tummy Tuck?

Dr. Peter Bray
A Tummy Tuck reshapes the stomach, creating a more aesthetic, slimmer appearance. Having a firmer midriff can significantly improve the way your clothing fits and looks, helping you feel more confident in your body.
During the technique, the stomach muscles are repaired and excess, sagging skin is removed, leaving the tummy and waist more toned. A Tummy Tuck is recommended for many patients, especially those whose bodies have experienced changes from large weight loss or gain and during pregnancy.

Who can benefit from a Tummy Tuck?

Patients can be recommended a Tummy Tuck for an assortment of reasons. The best candidates are at (or close to) their optimal body weight, are non-smokers, healthy, and have realistic expectations of what this procedure can do for them.

If any of the following describes your situation, a Tummy Tuck might be right for you:

  1. Diet and exercise have helped you get more fit, yet your stomach still projects and needs toning.
2. Your stomach muscles strength decreased and your skin sags following pregnancy.
3. In response to losing large amounts of weight, you currently have excess skin near your tummy.
4. Your gut hangs out, despite the fact that you are fit.
A Tummy Tuck can help patients in any of these circumstances address what bothers them about their shape and accomplish a firmer, more toned midriff.

Types of Tummy Tucks

No two patients have the same problems, nor will they need the same solutions. Your Plastic Surgeon will suggest the type of Tummy Tuck that will accomplish your best, most long lasting results with the least possible scarring.

Mini Tummy Tuck: Improves the Lower Stomach with Less Extensive Surgery

If you are primarily irritated by a “pouch” or free skin and stretch marks beneath your midsection- A smaller than usual Tummy Tuck might be a good choice for you. This method includes a single entry point made over the pubic bone, through which your Plastic Surgeon will fix loose muscles (leveling the “pouch”) and remove excess skin to create a smooth, level stomach.
The scar from a Mini Tummy Tuck is a small, even line that is commonly only a couple of inches long. Advantages of a Mini Tummy Tuck are the procedure is shorter, less complicated, allows for a faster recovery and creates a slimmer, lower midriff that looks much better in bathing suits and form fitting attire.

Full Tummy Tuck: Improves the Upper and Lower Abdomen

Are you irritated by the roundness and excess skin above and below your midriff? A full Tummy Tuck which addresses the full length of the stomach will deliver the best outcomes. Through an even U-formed entry point, made over the pubic bone, your Plastic Surgeon will remove excess skin and fix your abs. Sometimes a second entry point is made around the navel to address excess hanging skin and create the best results.
The scar from a full Tummy Tuck full will be like a Mini Tummy Tuck but will appear longer, running across your waist from your hip bones. A full Tummy Tuck scar will normally be covered by your bathing suit bottoms. Advantages of a full Tummy Tuck include, a more aesthetic, smoother stomach, decreased appearance of stretch marks, better fitting and more comfortable clothing. You will soon find your dresses and bathing suits fitting perfectly and complimenting your body.

Extended Tummy Tuck: Improves the Upper and Lower Abdomen and Flanks

If you have lost a great deal of weight and have excess, sagging skin hanging from your stomach or if the elasticity of your stomach muscles decreased following pregnancy- An extended Tummy Tuck might be the best alternative for you. While creating a slightly more elongated entry point, an extended Tummy Tuck can remove an abundance of loose skin from the front of your stomach (both upper and lower) and the flanks, while also fixing the midriff.
The scar from an extended Tummy Tuck can usually be covered up by garments, including most bathing suits, yet because of the longer scar, it may not be the best choice for some patients. Most patients accept that some scarring is worth the overall improvement of their body shape.

Life After a Tummy Tuck

Most Tummy Tucks can be performed on an outpatient basis, with the patient returning home a couple of hours after the procedure. Your Plastic Surgeon may require an overnight stay at a recovery suite or clinic after an extensive Tummy Tuck, so that you may be observed following the procedure. This is for your health and safety. Since a Tummy Tuck is a medical procedure that effects the abs, healing can take additional time, likewise the recuperation can vary for each different strategy.
Expect to be sore and have some difficulty with usual tasks for the first week following the procedure and expect to spend the first couple of days resting at home, despite your wish to return to your usual routine. It is possible that you will have drains put in your body to help remove liquids from your wounds while healing. If this is the case your Plastic Surgeon will explain the protocol for keeping the area clean for the few days they are needed after the procedure.

When Can I Return to Work?

Depending on how demanding your work is, you will be back at work in between 2–4 weeks. If you have a desk job you will be able to return more quickly than if you have a job that involves, lifting, straining or any type of strenuous activity, this will require the full month of recovery.

How Do I Take Care of My Kids?

A Tummy Tuck is especially popular with Post-Pregnancy Mothers and likewise childcare is a concern. Do as little lifting and straining as possible, you should have full-time help with small children for the first couple of weeks after the procedure. Lifting even a 25 pound youngster too early after a Tummy Tuck can negatively effect your results by tearing the incision, obstruct drainage, effect healing and create more swelling. Follow your Plastic Surgeons instructions carefully.
If your children are older, you will be able to conduct your usual routine, such as driving, cooking, shopping after the first 2–3 weeks. Try and make sure you have help carrying heavy items, handling and walking pets and other more strenuous tasks.

Keeping Your Results Looking Their Best

The improvements made during a Tummy Tuck are intended to last- muscular strength will improve and excess skin should not return. Future pregnancies or weight gain can negatively effect your results, making the skin sag and creating more fat. If you are intending to have more children, it is a better option to wait to have a Tummy Tuck.
When performed by a qualified Plastic Surgeon, a Tummy Tuck can be an amazing thing, helping you achieve a slimmer, more toned, younger looking body, that feels better each day. The best idea is to set up a consultation with a board certified Plastic Surgeon right away and start loving your Tummy again!

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