Tummy Tuck
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Average Tummy Tuck Cost $8,663
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“My Tummy Tuck - Pre and Post (Video Diary)”
SpeedRacer76
195 posts
Worth It
Spent: $7,650 in Edina, MN
Ok, so... I have wanted a tummy tuck for almost 3-4 years. My history. I have 2 boys, one 13, the other is almost 5. Both were delivered via c-section, both 9 lbs. I was 138 lbs. prior to my 13 yr old when I was 19 years old. I had my second son in 2005. I was married at the time, I weighed 160 lbs. prior to that pregn more »
“An Emotional Wreck-Tummy Tuck in 16 Days and Counting!!!”
1love
49 posts
Worth It
Spent: $5,900 in Huntsville, AL
have been wanting a tummy tuck for years. I had my first and only child 12 1/2 years ago. I lost 68 pounds two years after her birth and have been carrying this albatross of a belly around for 10 years or so. I am super emotional and had a difficult time writing this review as I am nervous, anxious, excited and terrifi more »
“28 Year Old Male Tummy Tuck Journey”
Worth It
Spent: $6,600 in Bergen, NJ
am a 28 year old former bodybuilder. Upon stopping bodybuilding, I ate myself into a stupor for a year. This resulted in stretch marks and loose skin. I have since been back to bodybuilding for 3 years, but could not get ride of the excess. So on August 10, 2010, I had a tummy tuck. As of right now the pain in intense more »
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Tummy tuck: was it worth it?
Tummy Tuck Information
- Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) removes excess skin and stretch marks after pregnancy or weight loss
- During a tummy tuck the plastic surgeon directly removes excess abdominal skin and fat, and also tightens the abdominal wall.
- Tightening the abdominal wall pulls in the abdomen (seen best on side view pictures) and corrects any bulge or diastasis that resulted from having children
- If you happen to have a significant distance from your lower ribs to your pelvis (common if you are tall), then the mid-line tightening will also cause notable bowing of the musculature along the flank region, and this will improve your hour-glass figure.
- For most patients, between 30-50% of the abdominal skin can be removed. This gets rid of any stretch marks that had been present on that skin. The remaining skin has to be stretched out to cover the whole abdomen, and this intrinsically makes it thinner.
- A new belly button is created. With "standard" scar length tummy tucks, the rotational component of aligning the scars helps pull in the waist line (improving the hour glass shape as well). Longer scar lengths (extended abdominoplasty) has the benefit of an anterior thigh lift.
- A surgeon may perform liposuction in conjunction with a tummy tuck (most often the flanks or "love handles")
- The typical tummy tuck recovery period is 1-3 weeks
- Over 100,000 tummy tucks were performed last year, +84% since 2000. More tummy tuck statistics
Source: Answers posted by Plastic Surgeons on RealSelf.com