The abdominoplasty procedure is aimed at repairing any abdominal muscle separation (also known as diastasis) and tightening the abdominal skin. To accomplish this, the skin of the abdomen must be lifted off of the abdominal wall or muscle layer, which cuts off some of the blood supply to the overlying skin. Dr. Alderman wants to make sure that your skin is handled very carefully in order to preserve the remaining blood supply to the skin so that your incision will heal. Liposuction to the skin that has been lifted off of the abdominal wall is very traumatic to the skin, will damage its blood supply and will significantly increase the risk of a wound healing issue. Therefore, liposuction to the front part of your abdomen is not recommended during a traditional tummy tuck so that your risk of a complication with healing is reduced.