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What Type of Surgery Do I Need to Make my Stomach Tight and Less Saggy? (photo)
I'm 19 and I have had one child. Before pregnancy I was 130ish, and on the day I have birth I was almost 190. Since then I have gotten down to 150 and I am content at this weight. But as you can see I got a ridiculous amount of stretch marks (they don't bother me too much) but my stomach is huge and saggy and when I sit down I get 3 rolls that hang over my pubic area. When I bend over its like cow udders on my stomach. I do sit ups, push ups and planks but see no results. What should I do?
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Bittobug
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How do I get loose skin tightened?
Most likely you would be a candidate for a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). With that procedure, the underlying structural support (fascia) can be tightened, the excess fat can be removed, and the skin can be excised.
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What Type of Surgery Do I Need?
From the photos, which are not a substitute for an exam at an in person consultation, it appears that you would be a good anatomic candidate for a tummy tuck.
It sounds like you have lost some skin elasticity due to the pregnancy, and you have abdominal wall laxity due to separation of the abdominal muscles. Neither of these will improve with diet and excercise. However, getting you weight back down to 130 may make enough improvement in your contour such that surgery will seem less...
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Post pregnancy belly exercise vs. tummy tuck
Hi, thanks for submitting your question. I agree with the other plastic surgeons who have stated that excercise will not get rid of the excess skin. I would like to point something else out. Your prepregnancy weight was 130 and you are currently 150 ish. If you truly want to compare your prepregant belly and your current one you will need to be at the same weight. The sit-ups crunches and planks are great for your core, however, there is no spot training for...
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You cannot exercise loose skin
Hello,
Thank you for the question and photos. We can build muscle and loose fat but we cannot exercise loose skin that has lost its elasticity. At this time your options are limited to a full tummy tuck to provide the best result. If you are planning on having more children I would delay this and continue to work on losing the remainder of the weight gain.
All the best,
Dr Remus Repta
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Tummy tuck is one option
You are not alone. Pregnancy will commonly leave women with stretch marks, extra skin and widened abdomen muscles. Weight loss or muscle exercises will not get rid of the extra skin or correct the widened muscles. A tummy tuck can correct your complaints. If you are considering having more children, you may want to hold off until after your last pregnancy as things can stretch out again with subsequent pregnancies.
To answer you question, "What should I do?", my...
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Make my stomach tight
Thank you for your question and for providing the photos. There are alot of changes that occur to a woman's stomach during pregnancy. The skin becomes stretched and loses its elasticity. The muscles become separated and lax. No amount of diet and exercise can correct these changes.
While no substitute for an examination, your photos would suggest that a tummy tuck could correct this. You have a significant amount of muscle laxity which is creating the bulge. This could be corrected with...
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