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Tummy Tuck or Exercise? (photo)

Hi I'm 5'9" and weight 145 lbs I have two kids. Im 28 years old. My weight does not bother me but the shape of my abdomen and skin does. I was wondering if excersice can fix my problem or if I should consider a tummy tuck?

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Exercise or Tummy Tuck?

Thank you for submitting your photos. Exercise will definitely help you trim your waist but it will likely not get rid of the extra skin that you see in your photos. The best way to get rid of that skin is with a tummy tuck. A tummy tuck will also help tighten your six pack abdominal muscles and help you get rid of that last bit of unwanted fat.

Tummy Tuck to trim excess skin

As a plastic surgeon that focuses on health and wellness, I often remind my patients that they should only consider surgery when a proper diet and exercise regimen cannot eliminate stubborn fat. However, while exercise helps to minimize your waist, it will not eliminate the excess skin on the abdomen most likely from the result of stretched muscle and skin from pregnancy. A tummy tuck will remove and trim excess skin, while also repairing the abdominal muscles for a smoother, smaller... more

Redundant Skin – Exercise or Tummy Tuck

If one has truly redundant skin and has had children, exercise cannot fix a problem such as redundant skin. It is not possible to do so. A mini or full tummy tuck may be indicated, but one should consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with experience and expertise.

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Your height and weight is within the normal parameters and you have excess skin and fat on your abdominal wall. You will benefit from a tummy tuck

Tummy Tuck vs. Exercise, Possibly Liposuction

This is a great question and is best answered after a consultation to evaluate the condition of your skin and the firmness of your abdomen. Exercise is always beneficial to maintain health and to achieve your ideal body weight prior to surgery. If your skin is very elastic and without stretch marks, liposuction may be sufficient to contour areas resistant to exercise. If you have stretch marks and abdominal wall laxity, then abdominoplasty is the best procedure for you. more

Exercise or tummy tuck

I feel you would really get a nice result from a tummy tuck. Exercise will also help, but there will be a limit to how much improvement you can get with exercise alone.

Excercise vs. Tummy Tuck

From the pictures, it seems that you may be a good candidate for a tummy tuck (of course, pictures can not replace a complete exam and consultation by a board certified plastic surgeon). A good candidate only if you have reached your maximum desired weight loss. A combination of liposuction of certain areas, excising extra skin, and tightening of the abdominal muscles may dramatically improve your entire waist line. Goof Luck

Exercise and/or Tummy Tuck?

Diet and exercise will help to a point, but may leave you with even more loose skin. If you want a flat tummy with a smaller waist, a tummy tuck with liposuction will give the best result. And exercise is a great way to maintain your shape and your health. Good luck. see video

Tummy Tuck or Exercise?

Try intensive exercises for 6 months if happy than you avoided a TT. But if still want more improvement you than need to see a boarded PSs for evaluation.

Exercise or TT?

From your history as well as your photos it appears that you do need a TT, as well as liposuction ofthe waist, to flatten your abdomen. Exercise will simply not do it. While I always encourage exercise it must be for the right reasons. It's very easy to get frustrated when exercise has little or no effect on the abdomen and waist.Good luck!

Exercise and tummy tuck

Some of the issues you have with your abdomen will not go away with just diet and exercise, and you would be best served with a tummy tuck and some lipocontouring. That being said, the patients who get the very best results are the ones who always watch what they eat, work out regularly and vigorously, and never stop.

Exercise will make tummy tuck results better

Pregnancy often damages the skin and muscle of a womans stomach wall. As others have suggested, exercise is good for your health and well being, and it may help trim your waist. The likelihood is that a tummy tuck is needed to give you the results you are looking for. I am always happy when my patient is at a normal height and weight and is fit. . . the patients seem to do better with surgery and have nice results.

Tummy Tuck or Exercise?

Continue your exercise program, as it is important for your overall health and fitness. But it will not give you the tighter, flatter more youthful abdomen you can achieve with a full abdominoplasty.

#Tummytuck options

From your photos, it appears that exercise and weight loss will enhance you figure, but it may worsen the appearance of the excess skin. For this, you would need a tummy tuck. There is no issue with losing the weight through diet and exercise and then reassessing your progress. Don't be surprised if this makes you even more motivated to get an abdominoplasty. Best of luck, Vincent Marin, MD San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck or Exercise

While I would never discourage exercise, your weight level is normal, and all I really see on these photos is amenable to a tummy tuck, for which I feel you are a good candidate. Exercise will decrease your fat stores, some of which is in your abdominal wall. But it won't tighten the loose skin, nor tighten the lax abdominal muscles. A tummy tuck will do those things. When you are ready for an in person consultation, RealSelf has listings of surgeons in your area. You should... more

Tummy Tuck vs. Exercise

A combination of exercise AND a tummy tuck will likely provide you with the best results. Exercise can decrease the fat in and on your tummy, and can tighten and flatten your muscles, but will not improve the loose or saggy skin. A tummy tuck will remove excess skin, leaving you with a tighter and smoother tummy, and can also help to flatten and tighten your muscles. I would recommend that you try to come as close to your ideal weight as possible (even if you don't actually reach it), then... more

Tummy Tuck or Excercise?

Thank you for your question and pictures. The answer is both! I always recommend losing as much weight as possible in this type of scenario. Losing the weight will help your overall results. However, it will not remove the excess skin that you have nor will it tighten the rectus muscles back to where they should be to give you a flat tummy. I typically will do liposuction in combination with my tummy tuck procedures to further sculpt the abdomen. Good... more

Do I need Tummy Tuck or Exercise to eliminate extra skin?

Hello, thank you for your inquire. Exercise will always enhance our health and figure, but after pregnancies, the remaining extra skin and fat in the tummy area rarely responds good enough to exercise only. The better choice will be a Full Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck), in order to achieve, flatter abdomen, smaller waist,w/ tighten abdominal muscles. Best Wishes

Tummy Tuck vs. Exercise

Thank you for your submission. While exercise can certainly help you to decrease the amount of fat that rests on your abdominal cavity, it will not target that area alone nor will it shrink the excess skin that is present. Therefore, your best option would be to exercise and reach a goal weight that has been maintained for a certain period of time and then to proceed with a tummy tuck. This will give you the best possible outcome. Best of luck! more

Exercise cannot eliminate excess skin. The only solution surgical excision.

After pregnancy excess skin of the abdominal wall is common. No amount of exercise is capable of shrinking skin even a small amount. Skin shrinking technology doesn't work. At present the only solution is excision which means an abdominoplasty.