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Can I Get 6-Pack Abs After Tummy Tuck?

asked 1 year ago by 190997anon in none
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 1,264 times
Tags: abs, exercise, muscle

Can Someone Have a Tummy Tuck and Still Manage to Get a 6 Pack After It?

4 answers to Can I Get 6-Pack Abs After Tummy Tuck?

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Can you get a "six pack" after a tummy tuck

The term "six-pack abs" refers to the visibility of the abdominal muscles through the abdominal skin in patients with fairly low body fat percentage.  There are separations in the abdominal muscles called tendinous inscriptions which horizontally separate the sections of the abdominal muscles resulting in six or even eight sections (three or four per side). A tummy tuck will get your muscles back into the correct position and tighten them. But it will not necessarily... more
William Bruno, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.williambrunomd.com

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6 pack abs after tummy tuck

In order for you to have  the look of a 6 pack abs you would need to have a very low percentage of body fat.  Most patients having a tummy tuck would not achieve that result.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck and 6 Pack Abs

Let's first define what MAKES a 6 pack abdomen; extremelytoned and developed abdominal muscles, in their normal anatomical location which are covered by thin skin which does not obscure the muscle details. If you have worked long and hard and HAVE such muscles but the world cannot see them because they are hidden by a mild layer of fat, this can be NICELY fixed with differential or "Hi Def" Liposuction. The liposuction will unveil the already existing muscles. A Tummy Tuck is aimed... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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6 Pack Abdominals

This is possible to have 6-pack abs after tummy tuck but there are several factors that determine this including overall body fat, muscle status, nutirtion,
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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