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Is Tummy Tuck Enough for Post Pregnancy Belly?

asked 3 years ago by mother of 5 in Granbury, Texas
Latest answer by Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
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Tags: abdomen

I am 25 years old and I have had 5 kids, and my body is a little worse for ware. I had twins and my skin and everything else stretched. Will a Tummy Tuck be enough to help me get my sexy, flat, firm tummy back, or will I have to ask for Liposuction as well?

4 answers to Is Tummy Tuck Enough for Post Pregnancy Belly?

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Tummy tuck and liposuction

Congratulations, 5 kids! Almost always, tummy tucks are combined with liposuction in some form, evenif it is for contouring and feathering from the areas that had surgery and the areas that did not. There are safe areas, and dangerous areas when the two procedures are combined. It is judgment call depending on the health of the patient, the skill of the doctor, the facilities where the surgery is performed, the aftercare monitoring, etc. that all enter the equation of whether the procedure... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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It depends on your body and your expectations

You certainly will need a tummy tuck based on having 5 children if you have extra lax skin and loose muscles. Liposuction is only needed if you have flank fat also and this can be judged by an excellent plastic surgeon. Feeling "sexy" again is a mindset and hopefully you will have it. Just know that you won't look exactly like you did before kids but you will look so much better than you do now. How are your breasts? These often need something at the same time as the tummy... more
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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A Tummy Tuck does quite a lot

Based on what you are describing, 90% of the time a tummy tuck will be all you need to address your abdomen. If your skin excess extends onto your flank region, you might desire an extended tummy tuck to address this as well. On the other hand, if your skin excess is limited to the front of your body, and you just have some fat fullness in the "love handle" region, then combining flank liposuction with the tummy tuck can give fantastic results. I made a small slide show that... more
Michael A. Bogdan, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Most often the best results are with a combination of tummy tuck, liposuction and muscle repair.

After five children it is most likely you would benefit with a combined procedure of liposuction of your abdomen, your hips and maybe your legs and knees along with a tummy tuck and repair or your abdominal muscles which are almost always separated by the stretching of the muscle junction. Over the past 3-4 years many plastic surgeons use a newer technique where the abdominal area undergoes liposuction, the area of the muscle separation is exposed but not the other areas of the upper... more
Carl W. "Rick" Lentz III, MD

Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon

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