Why get a Tummy Tuck? What are the pros and cons?

Tummy tuck procedure is so popular because of the benefit it offers against the easy to control cons. The mayor pro it offer is the reshape of the abdominal wall. After pregnancies and with the age the abdominal wall tends to loose strength and to gain skin-fat. With the tummy tuck, we (plastic surgeons) are capable of remove the excess of skin-fat below the umbilicus and fix the distended abdominal wall. The result is a flat abdomen with no stretch marks or loose skin. The cons are basically are the risk of any surgery: bleeding, seroma, infection, skin irregularities or bad scaring. All the cons should be prevented and the rate of complications is lower than 1-3%. The key of the success of this procedure are patients with abdominal diatesis and saggy skin, which a TT  is the only way to obtain such a nice result because diet or exercise wont.

Loose skin and abdominal wall laxity would be the two main considerations.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA.................