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Hybrid Tummy Tuck Cost?
How much does a Hybird Tummy Tuck cost? Where can it be done?
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kmau in mn
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Hybrid tummy tuck (R)
A hybrid tummy tuck is a tummy tuck where a full tightening of the deep fascia is performed, all the way up to the xiphoid. A small amount of skin is removed from the lower abdomen.
This differs fundamentally from a mini tuck, in which the fascia is only tightened up to the umbilicus.
The advantages of a hybrid tummy tuck in the right patient are that the bulge from children is usually large and extends well above the umbilicus. A mini tuck alone leaves the bulge above the umbilicus to...
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Hybrid tummy tuck??
First you must ask yourself what is a hybrid tummy tuck? And am I a good candidate for it.A hybrid tummy tuck is really no different than a mini tummy tuck, where ideally the muscle plication is what is done, and minimal skin removal. The hybrid name is just a trademark by one surgeon.So if you think you have only a bulge and not much or any loose skin, which is rare, then you are a candidate for a mini tummy tuck. Every board certified plastic surgeon can and will perform a mini tummy...
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