Tummy Tuck: Q&A
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I have lost weight and I am considering a Tummy Tuck. Will this procedure shrink my waistline as well?
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Taja
in greenville SC
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Tummy Tuck can shrink the waistline
Absolutely!
A tummy tuck can accomplish several things:
Narrow your waist into a more hourglass figure
Flatten the tummy
Decrease the actual distance between the belly button and your spine, reducing your dress size
Lift a droopy Mons Pubis
Lift sagging thighs and correct cellulite (especially if having a High Lateral Tension Abdominoplasty).
If combined with liposuction of the back, the buttock can be enhanced and defined at the same time getting you a 360 degree improvement .
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Tummy Tucks can make your waist smaller
Dear Taja,
Yes, a tummy tuck can make your waistline smaller, but a lot depends on your anatomy. The largest change occurs from the muscle tightening - but this is limited by your intra-abdominal contents (ie: the guts / internal fat). If the inside is full, you cannot tighten / squeeze it too much. On the other hand, if the abdominal wall is lax and you are empty inside, your surgeon can tighten the abdominal wall significantly, which will flatten your abdomen on side view, and can also...
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A Tummy tuck can shrink the waistline
The permanent sutures that are used to flatten and tighten the abdominal wall are typically placed in the midline. The rectus abdominis muscles, prior to pregnancy, are lined up immediately side-by-side. Expansion of the abdominal wall during pregnancy allows the muscles to stretch apart, leaving a weak layer of fascia (connective tissue) spanning the gap between the two muscles – the medical term for which is diastasis. The midline tightening sutures correct the diastasis and bring the...
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Measurements show that a tummy tuck will reduce the waistline
Your question is a good one. Most surgeons have an awareness that a tummy tuck reduces the waistline. However, measurements have been lacking.
I recently studied this issue using measurements and found that, yes, a tummy tuck does reduce the waistline when accompanied by liposuction. Liposuction is usually needed to reduce the love handles. It is unusual for me to perform a tummy tuck without liposuction because patients need the hips reduced to flatter their...
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Tummy Tuck will shrink your waistline
A tummy tuck will decrease your waistline significantly. There is a difference in the result depending if you get a standard tummy tuck vs. an extended tummy tuck. However, no matter which you would benefit from, your results will provide a smaller waist and improve your shape and contour. A tummy tuck involves removing excess tissue and loose sagging skin and stretch marks while also tightening up the muscles which have been stretched during pregnancy. Muscle repair is key to provide...
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