So You like a Tummy Tuck
When we gain weight, our skin stretches beyond limits that when we lose some of the pounds later, what used to be stretched skin becomes wrinkled and flabby. Diet and exercise cannot help keep the skin firm in this case. So we turn to tummy tucks.
A tummy tuck, more properly termed as abdominoplasty, is a surgical procedure done to a patient to remove excess skin or fat in the abdomen area as well as help tighten the muscles there. This procedure is also done to correct certain conditions that normally happen when a person successfully loses extra pounds through other means, but has tons of extra skin left, leaving the person looking like a deflated balloon.
A very popular cosmetic procedure, abdominoplasty surgery may sometimes …show more content…
Tummy tucks are not meant to instantly change or enhance the way a person looks. Apart from the advantages, patients should also know the risk that could come with such a procedure.
And if you just need to rid of fewer fat deposits, you may consider getting a mini tummy tuck (partial abdominoplasty) . Mini tummy tucks require a patient to be under local anesthesia only. It is also an outpatient procedure.
Good doctors will normally tell if you are at a high risk or not, by basing this on your age, the type of your skin, your weight and your health condition. Your recovery will also depend on these factors.
When do I not consider it?
In under no circumstance must tummy tuck be considered as the only solution to weight loss. Obese people are not candidates for such a procedure.
You should also not get the procedure if:
You have plans of having a baby in the near future.
You have a history of diabetes or medical problems like heart
When we gain weight, our skin stretches beyond limits that when we lose some of the pounds later, what used to be stretched skin becomes wrinkled and flabby. Diet and exercise cannot help keep the skin firm in this case. So we turn to tummy tucks.
A tummy tuck, more properly termed as abdominoplasty, is a surgical procedure done to a patient to remove excess skin or fat in the abdomen area as well as help tighten the muscles there. This procedure is also done to correct certain conditions that normally happen when a person successfully loses extra pounds through other means, but has tons of extra skin left, leaving the person looking like a deflated balloon.
A very popular cosmetic procedure, abdominoplasty surgery may sometimes …show more content…
Tummy tucks are not meant to instantly change or enhance the way a person looks. Apart from the advantages, patients should also know the risk that could come with such a procedure.
And if you just need to rid of fewer fat deposits, you may consider getting a mini tummy tuck (partial abdominoplasty) . Mini tummy tucks require a patient to be under local anesthesia only. It is also an outpatient procedure.
Good doctors will normally tell if you are at a high risk or not, by basing this on your age, the type of your skin, your weight and your health condition. Your recovery will also depend on these factors.
When do I not consider it?
In under no circumstance must tummy tuck be considered as the only solution to weight loss. Obese people are not candidates for such a procedure.
You should also not get the procedure if:
You have plans of having a baby in the near future.
You have a history of diabetes or medical problems like heart