What is the difference between an avelar Tummy Tuck versus the standard?

Question

Who qualifies for avelar and which one is preferred? Does one give better results?

David J. Wages, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  The Avelar Tummy Tuck is a limited approach procedure.  Limited incision, limited undermining and limited results.  A traditional Tummy Tuck addresses skin laxity, excess fat and the widened space between the rectus muscles.  Unless one has limited goals a more comprehensive approach will have superior results.  Good luck.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

A tummy tuck (with muscle repair) would produce the best result in almost everyone.Find
 a plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of tummy tucks each year, has great reviews, and has great before and after 
pictures.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

David Shifrin, MD · Answer

I agree with the other surgeon. Avelar is good for patients with extremely loose skin. It's a rarity to find a patient who is a good candidate for this procedure. Cheers

Tom J. Pousti, MD · Answer

The tummy tuck procedure typically involves plication  of the abdominal wall muscle that have spread during pregnancy or weight gain/loss. Omitting  this part of the procedure will leave you with continued abdominal wall laxity and, in my opinion, a less than optimal result.Best wishes.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

Unless you have a lot of loose abdominal skin, usually from a lot of weight loss, standard approaches to a tummy tuck create far superior results. Few patients are good candidates for the more limited avelar tummy tuck which is done with no skin undermining.

Ronald V. DeMars, MD (Retired) · Answer

The Avelar TT simply uses liposuction to aggressively reduct the fat and then pulls the skin down without undermining. If you have looked at the published photos, the scars are extremely high as they must be when no undermining is done. That is not good for a cosmetic result where we want the scar to be hidden under a small swimsuit bottom. Stick with the standard technique, it is far superior.

What is the difference between an avelar Tummy Tuck versus the standard?

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