Suffering From Tummy Tuck? Try Liposuction

Surgery to improve shape and body contour benefits an increasing number of patients every year. So many women in the prime of their life have had children and lost all tone in their abdomen, and despite hours at the gym can’t get their flat abdomen back.

Other patients never had the shape they want because of excess fatty deposits on their flanks, thighs or abdomen.

Dr. Bartlett can find a solution for all of these problems with liposuction, tummy tuck surgery, and other body contouring techniques available through his Brookline plastic surgery center, near Boston. His meticulous care and precise surgical technique can restore a sleek silhouette and reverse the effects of childbirth, weight loss, or bad luck with fat deposits.

Excess abdominal fat can be treated several ways.

The deciding factor is the amount and condition of the excess skin and the condition of the abdominal muscles. For less than two inches of skin, liposuction is generally all that is necessary. A standard abdominoplasty or “tummy tuck” is intended for people of relatively normal weight that are suffering from moderate “belly overhang.”

Belly overhang can be the result of pregnancy, weight fluctuation or genetic predisposition. It is not the answer for a huge overhang of skin. Those who have lost significant weight may be candidates for a tummy tuck procedure to remove large amounts of skin and fat and potentially repair a condition called diastasis recti, or separation of the abdominal muscles. Your preoperative consultation and exam will determine the right procedure for you.

Prepare to enjoy a flat tummy, a slim waistline, and a youthful attitude! Tummy tuck surgery helps men or women troubled by a protruding abdomen that has not responded to diet and exercise. These individuals may also have areas of loose skin coupled with excess fat. With the tummy tuck procedure, Dr. Perry is able to remove skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen while tightening the muscles to slim the waistline, giving back your youthful look and feel.

A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure that people choose to have to correct both excess fat and loose skin in the abdomen region. Tummy tuck procedures can correct stretch marks, excess skin, and over-extended or stretched stomach muscles. During a tummy tuck, skin and fat is removed from the abdomen, and the muscles in the abdomen are surgically tightened.

Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery procedure that uses a cannula to gently suction away fat from areas of the body that collect excess fat. Liposuction is performed using local anesthetics to better remove the fat from beneath the surface of the skin. Liposuction can be an excellent way to contour the shape of the body, but it should not be used as a weight loss tool.