What is the Difference Between a Regular TT and a High Definition TT?

Thank you for your question. There's a difference between the two procedures, it is not just a fancy term that someone made up. It shows that not even all plastic surgeons are familiar with it. I do VASER Hi Def tummy tucks. Not everyone is a good candidate for this procedure. You must be healthy and have a BMI<30. With my tummy tuck procedures, I do VASER liposuction of the whole back, arms and abdomen. On the abdomen, the VASER is used both in the superficial and deep fat compartment to sculpt out the lateral edge of the rectus muscles, create negative spaces just lateral to them in the mid abdomen and inside the pelvic rim. Once this is done, the muscle fascia is plicated or tightened and the lower abdominal excess skin is removed. This is a more advanced technique than a regular tummy tuck whick gives you an amorphous flat abdomen. See a board certified plastic surgeon familiar and skilled in this technique for an in person consultation. Good luck.

There are many variations to an abdominoplasty. This highfalutin term is just a variation on the operation. Make sure you understand what specifically your surgeon is going to do at the time of your operation. Make sure you understand the risks as well.

The difference in one word: marketing. Beyond that probably not a lot. Many plastic surgeons do different things to improve results in tummy tucks, whether it is liposuction or muscle tightening. It probably falls under those categories but sounds like a sales pitch more than anything revolutionary.

                  This high definition tummy tuck may be a term coined by someone, but, like anything else, pictures are the final delineator.  I did not study this at Harvard, so I am unsure of its nature or its efficacy.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of tummy tucks and liposuction procedures each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

 

Dear Esmitiempo,

Thank you for your question.  Surgeons have their own 'modifications' of tummy tucks. The surgeon below uses a form of liposuction to define parts of the belly so that it is shapely and not just flat.  I do something similar with direct excision or 'defining' details of the abdomen with a scaple.  I feel this is safer and less traumatic to the tissue, but every surgeon has their own opinion.  The following link is an example of a procedure I call 'tummytuck'. =)

Best Wishes,

Pablo Prichard, MD