Info provided by Dr. Jean M. Loftus, a nationally recognized female plastic surgeon who practices cosmetic plastic surgery in Cincinnati Ohio and Northern Kentucky Tummy Tuck Abdominoplasty Pl astic surgery of the abdomen c an accomplish many things that you cannot accomplish on your own - no matter how much you diet and work out. Dieting and working out may tone your muscles and help you lose weight, but they will not tighten yo ur loos e skin, nor will they tighten your loose inner girdle. Tummy tuck also removes loose skin of yo ur low er abdomen and tightens the skin of your upper abdomen. Abdominoplasty can also remove nearly all the fat of your lower abdomen as well as the stretch marks . In fact, there is practically nothing that pregnancy can do to your abdomen that a tummy tuck can't fix.
Abdominoplasty does have limitations.
If you have a thick layer of fat in your upper abdomen, a tummy tuck will not reduce its thickness. If you want lipo for this, you may be out of luck. Aggressive liposuction of the upper abdomen at the same time as a tummy tuck is ill-advised because it can interfere with circulation and cause complications. If your fat is very very thick, you may be advised by your plastic surgeon to avoid a tummy tuck completely because of a high risk of healing problems. Tummy Tuck Scars Will extend across the lowest part of your abdomen, just above your bikini line.