Tummy Tuck Without Much Muscle Work?

Is it possible to have a Tummy Tuck without having to do a lot of muscle work, and just remove the extra fat? Liposuction is not an option for me because I'm too old (I'm 62) and my skin isn't as tight anymore.

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6 Doctor Answers | Asked by carolyn Hayman in 20854

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Tummy tuck without muscle work

Of course it is possible to perform a tummy tuck without tightening the fascia (the lining of the muscle), but why? One of the best parts of the tummy tuck is the ability to tighten the fascia, making the abdominal bulge much better. The muscle bulge results both from childbirth and from menopause. For patients concerned with postoperative pain, we use pain pumps. All tummy tuck patients go to Aftercare, where an RN is there to administer pain medication if it is needed. So to defer the... more

Tummy tuck without muscle tightening

Hi, thanks for posting your question. Abdominoplasty without fascial tightening is a valid procedure for a small subset of the population. The questions that I would like to have answered are: 1. Have you had any children? 2. Has your weight been stable your entire adult life? 3. Do you have any concerns about tightening your abdominal wall? The first two questions deal with what degree of laxity you have about your rectus muscles. ... more

Tummy Tuck results may not be as tight without muscle work

Hello, You can choose not to have a muscle repair during tummy tuck, but your results won't be nearly as tight. As long as this is acceptable to you, you should be OK.

Tummy Tuck is like a Chinese menu

One from column A, One from Column B. For those in the know, the chinese menu offers many options in an effort to satisfy the hungry soul. Plastic surgery is not all that different. Not all patients have the same goals, pre-existing problems or conditions. The abdomen has several different issues and necessary treatment options: 1. Excess skin - only treatment is surgical excision. Elasticity is not altered with this procedure. 2. Excess fat - liposuction or surgical excision is ideal.... more

Abdominoplasty is a generic term

Generally speaking, cosmetic surgery is applied anatomy and one shouldn't get tied down to labeling of procedures. For example, abdominoplasty does not explain what is done specifically and one abdominoplasty may be entirely different from another. Just because you are having something called an abdominoplasty, it doesn't mean you have to have everything done that is described in an abdominoplasty. I look at each component of the anatomy to determine why you look the way you do. It may be... more

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Possible, but not necessarily advisable

Tummy tucks, or abdominoplasties, remove excess skin and the underlying fat from the lower abdomen between the belly button and pubic area. In order to close the wound and bring the skin edges together, the upper abdominal skin is released from its attachments to the abdominal muscle, allowing the surgeon to see the entire length of the rectus abdominis, or sit-up muscles. Since laxity in these rectus muscles may occur after pregnancies, we surgeons often find that the rectus muscles are... more