I am a plus size women interested in getting a tummy tuck done two kids later. I am 256 lb and I am not unrealistic about the outcomes I just want to look the best me minus my belly. I know for best results exercise and and healthy diet working on it at my low weight of 140-160 I still had that belly. Thanks in advance.
May 3, 2022
Answer: Tummy Tuck on "plus size" women? The issue is whether the thickness of fatty tissue is too great to safely perform a tummy tuck...undermining the skin up to the ribcage if the fatty layer is too thick can lead to significant healing problems, and of course a tummy tuck does not remove fat that is intraperitoneal or what is called visceral fat. Your result, assuming you came through it safely, would be a very large tummy with less overhang. A panniculectomy, which simply cuts off the overhanging skin and fat, has no effect on the tummy as a whole, and again will not give you a good result but still runs the risk of healing issues. You could undergo aggressive liposuction of your tummy at one stage, and then work on further weight loss for several months, at which point you might be a candidate for a tummy tuck and actually achieve a flatter tummy.
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May 3, 2022
Answer: Tummy Tuck on "plus size" women? The issue is whether the thickness of fatty tissue is too great to safely perform a tummy tuck...undermining the skin up to the ribcage if the fatty layer is too thick can lead to significant healing problems, and of course a tummy tuck does not remove fat that is intraperitoneal or what is called visceral fat. Your result, assuming you came through it safely, would be a very large tummy with less overhang. A panniculectomy, which simply cuts off the overhanging skin and fat, has no effect on the tummy as a whole, and again will not give you a good result but still runs the risk of healing issues. You could undergo aggressive liposuction of your tummy at one stage, and then work on further weight loss for several months, at which point you might be a candidate for a tummy tuck and actually achieve a flatter tummy.
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