The best candidates for an abdominoplasty are those that have stretched out, loose abdominal skin and localized excess abdominal fat resistant to diet and exercise. Most commonly, women after pregnancy find themselves unable to retighten their abdominal skin and muscle despite aggressive exercise. The abdominal muscles have often been stretched out and separated at the midline (diastasis recti). Like the skin, this muscle laxity is difficult or impossible to correct by exercise. An abdominoplasty directly addresses these problems by tightening the muscles and removing excess skin and fat to tighten and thin your abdominal contour. People who have lost significant weight are also excellent candidates for a tummy tuck. Similar to women after child-bearing, weight loss patients have extra, loose skin and lax muscles which are treatable with an abdominoplasty. Some people are good candidates for a tummy tuck despite not falling into the above categories of either significant weight loss or post-pregnancy. Excess fat and skin on the abdomen may be managed successfully with a tummy-tuck in many selective cases. The best way to determine if the procedure will work for you is to have A consultation with Dr. Daneshmand.