If you’ve had children or lost a good deal of weight, odds are your abdomen isn’t what it once was. Loose skin and a little pooch — that’s the usual condition. Why? Because when skin and connective tissue beneath is stretched, due to pregnancy or weight gain, it can only maintain its ability to return to its former tautness for so long. After that, the elasticity is lessened. The result? The tummy pooch or worse.
But Dr. Lipton can bring your abdomen back closer to its former self with a tummy tuck. He offers a few different options when it comes to tummy tuck procedures.
Mini tummy tuck
Also known as a limited-incision abdominoplasty, a mini tummy tuck targets the lower abdominal area. It can be an ideal solution if you have very little excess skin, but still want to eliminate that pooch in your lower belly. The mini tummy tuck is far less invasive than its traditional counterpart, so recovery is easier and scarring in minimal.
Full tummy tuck
A full tummy tuck is recommended for those women with a good deal of loose abdominal skin. During a full tummy tuck, a larger section of excess skin and fat is removed, and the underlying muscles are tightened to produce a shapelier waistline. Full tucks with Dr. Lipton usually involves two incisions — one along the bikini line and a second up at the navel.
Muscle repair
To create the tight, flat abdomen that everyone wants, Dr. Lipton not only removes excess skin, but also repairs your abdominal muscles. By reworking these muscles this can actually slim the waist. Plus, muscles returned to the middle of the stomach provide better support for your back.
Liposuction
There was a time when women chose between a tummy tuck and liposuction, but now the two procedures usually overlap. In addition to loose, saggy skin, most people also have pockets of fat that don’t respond to exercise or dietary changes. Liposuction removes these pockets.
Just because you had kids doesn’t mean you have to live with a saggy stomach the rest of your life. Give Dr. Lipton a call at our Lewisville offices, (972) 420-0023, and let’s discuss your tummy tuck options.
