What is a tummy tuck and what are the benefits of tummy tuck?

First, please understand that neither liposuction or tummy tucks are weight loss methods. They shape you for today and does not replace a healthy life style, which includes a nutritious diet and exercise. Liposuction and tummy tucks are two different procedures.

Liposuction sculpts areas of excess fat. Think of a garment that no longer fits. As tailors trim fabric to tighten the garment, surgeons do the same with excess skin. Tummy tucks remove excess fatty thickness, excess skin, stretch marks and tightens abdominal muscles to restore the hour glass contour. Anyone who has given birth and those pre-disposed to sagging skin and stretch marks are excellent candidates for tummy tucks.

Allow time for recovery. Trying to shoe horn a procedure into a busy schedule increases the risk of complications. Disadvantages of tummy tucks are scars and longer period of recovery. The abdominal scar extends from the pelvic brim on one side, to the pubic hair-bearing area, to the direct opposite side. This incision is closed tightly to achieve a smooth, flat tummy. Surgeons have tricks to minimize the scar but it can be wider than the pencil line we would prefer. There is also a scar around the new umbilicus. We minimize this scar by placing it inside the new belly button.

Let your surgeon make the determination which procedure is for you. Ask your doctor, a friend who has had plastic surgery or qualified web referral program for a surgeon you can trust. Insurance companies are interested if there are functional problems related directly to redundant skin or herniation. Chronic irritation of the skin from friction, moisture beneath skin folds, redundant tissues after massive weight loss, or loss of competency of the abdominal wall may be covered. Often insurance companies deem these procedures to be cosmetic and refuse payment.