Category: abdominoplasty | tummy tuck

  The traditional tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is primarily what I call a frontal approach where skin and fat is removed from the lower abdomen. The skin cutout is done horizontally in the shape of a football. Often times, liposuction is also performed on the sides around the waistline to get more of a 270 degree Read More…

  If dieting, sit-ups and walking and running leave you still far from your goal of a flatter belly, then a tummy tuck could be the only surgical solution. Everyone recognizes what a tummy tuck is, the removal of extra skin and fat from the abdominal area and tightening of the abdominal muscles all at Read More…

Tummy tuck surgery, or abdominoplasty, can make a dramatic difference in the shape of one’s abdomen and waistline. In addition to removing excess skin and fat, many tummy tuck surgeries have the muscles tightened as well. What muscles and how they are tightened is a frequent point of confusion. The muscles that a tummy tuck Read More…

  Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty surgery still remains as one of the most dramatic and satisfying of the many body plastic surgery procedures that are available. Removing loose skin and fat, tightening the rectus muscles, and narrowing the side of the waistline with liposuction always makes for a significant change in one’s waistline. Even when done Read More…

Since the advent of bariatric surgery and the rise in the number of such procedures every year, a traditional body contouring plastic surgery procedure is undergoing a change. That procedure is the abdominal panniculectomy…or the cutting off of one’s overhanging pannus. This is a more extensive form of a tummy tuck. Panniculectomy surgery is a Read More…

  Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty surgery is a dramatic operation that offers an unparalleled change in your waistline shape and contour. It can be so significant that I frequently refer to it as the ‘facelift’ of the body. Like all dramatic surgical changes, there will be some equally dramatic immediate after effects that all patients Read More…

  In some weight loss patients, enough loose skin results that it feels like a suit is hanging off your body. The excess skin exists in a 360 degree fashion from the chest down to the knees. You could call this the ‘sharpee’ syndrome or one that looks like ‘wax melting off a candle’ but Read More…

  A panniculectomy is a very close cousin to a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty.  The term pannus refers to a large apron of skin and fat that hangs over the waistline.  The abdominal panniculectomy, surgical removal of a pannus, is a somewhat historic term now as it really refers to the pre-bariatric surgery era when Read More…

The abdominal skin excess that is created from extreme weight loss requires a different approach than that used in the traditional tummy tuck in many cases. The skin overhang is more extensive horizontally and often wraps around the hips into the back area. Often skin excess is evident in the vertical dimension as well due Read More…