Thank you for your question. Most tummy tucks do not address the back. The exception is the fluer-de-lis tummy tuck, which circles the waist to remove all excess skin from the front, sides and back. This type of tummy tuck is usually reserved for people who have lost a significant amount of...
Optimal healing after surgery requires a whole set of pre-op, intra-op and post-operative conditions to be met. The surgeon controls what happens intra-operatively but what happens before and after surgery is mostly under control of the patient. Smoking has two profound effects on healing....
The bigger question is what is the general health of the person undergoing the tummy tuck surgery. Current therapies for HIV infection have allowed those with the infection to have virtually undetectable levels of the virus and to essentially live a full life in good health. This doesn't mea...
