What is a Smooth Tuck?

I am curious myself to find out what "smooth tuck" is supposed to mean. I have not seen it published or presented at a meeting so I presume it is just a clever marketing term.

I've never heard of a smooth tuck, which means it's simply a marketing term.  I'm not a big fan of them as you can see from the other replies, not many plastic surgeons are.  Make sure you are going to a board certified plastic surgeon that is accredited by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  Often those who are not are trying to appear to be just that.  Best Wishes

Hi there-

The term "Smooth Tuck" is a gimmicky marketing term for a modification of the tummy tuck procedure in which liposuction is combined with removal of a bit of skin.

There are 2 questions that come to mind in response to yours... (that you should be asking your surgeon)

1. Why would a reputable surgeon resort to cute marketing gimmicks?

2. More importantly, why was this procedure recommended for you?

Choose a good surgeon- and don't worry about the machines he/she prefers or the names he/she gives procedures.

This is a clever name for the combination of liposuction of the abdomen, combined with a skin resection.  No muscle repair is done, and the umbilicus (belly-button) is not repositioned.

In my opinion, since most women benefit from muscle repair if they've had children, the benefits of this procedure would be limited, compared to a tummy tuck with muscle plication.

While I don't call it a "smooth tuck", this is what I do for liposuction patients who don't have the greatest elasticity of their abdominal skin.  We combine the liposuction with a mini-tummy tuck style skin resection.

 

Hope that helps...

The smooth tuck is a modified skin only tummy tuck (no muscle diastasis repair) and more commonly performed in men.