Panni Vs TT. Can I Pay the Difference to Get A Full TT Instead? (photo)

Dog ears are abnormal bulges of tissue that typically occur along the ends of surgical incisions. This problem occurs for a variety of reasons, including discrepancies in length of the opposing wound borders and wound closures around curved contours. Dog ears can occasionally be seen following...

Hello, Thank you for your question. The nice thing about a panniculectomy is that often it is covered by insurance. The cost of a panniculectomy depends on the amount of tissue to be removed and the relative cost of surgery in the geographical area. In the United States, the surgery is typicall...

 Generally speaking, the tummy tuck operation provides for a more aesthetically pleasing outcome than a panniculectomy operation. The tummy tuck operation is best done once you have reached your long-term stable weight. In my practice, I would patients the panniculectomy operation at any...

A panniculectomy will only address the skin and lipodystrophied fat in the lower abdomen bellow the belly button. A full tummy tuck would address the loose skin on the upper abdomen above the belly button. Tightening the muscles (rectus plication) will give you a smaller waist and help with the...

A panniculectomy will only remove the excess skin and fat that is forming the apron of skin, and won't do anything for anything above this. 

Hi Piggy52, Thank you for your question regarding will the doctor tighen abs during a panniculectomy due to a 100 lb weight loss. The answer is "no". If your plastic surgeon is performing a panniculectomy, by definition, the rectus abdominis is not tightened or sewn together. If your plastic...