This patient developed moderate postpartum skin laxity, plus she was unsatisfied with her tethered C-section scar. Her preoperative height was 5’9”, and weight 195 pounds. She had a drainless tummy tuck with liposuction of the epigastric region and flanks, plus rectus muscle plication. There was a nice improvement in the contour of the midline abdomen,… Continue reading Full Tummy Tuck (195 lbs)
This patient in her 50s was 5’6” tall and weighed 180 pounds (BMI 29). She had tried a non- surgical “fat freezing” cryolipolysis procedure elsewhere, and was unhappy with the minimal contour improvement that was achieved. Therefore, she decided to have a full tummy tuck including liposuction contouring of the upper abdomen and sides of… Continue reading Full Tummy Tuck (180 lbs)
This patient in her 30s developed postpartum abdominal skin laxity and wished to have abdominoplasty surgery to remove excess skin and tighten the abdominal muscles. She underwent a drainless tummy tuck and was very happy with the outcome. The postoperative photos were taken one year after surgery.
This patient in her 40s developed significant skin laxity after having three children. Her weight was 167 lbs and height 5’3” (BMI 29.6). She had a drainless tummy tuck including liposuction of the upper abdomen and flanks, rectus muscle plication. Sequential tension wound closure was performed, which is a technique to decrease the risk of… Continue reading Full Tummy Tuck (167 lbs)
This patient developed significant skin laxity after having children, and even after losing some weight there was also still excess adipose tissue on the abdomen. Before surgery her height was 5’3”, weight 165 lbs and body mass index 29.2. After having a tummy tuck with liposuction contouring of the abdomen and flanks, she had a… Continue reading Full Tummy Tuck (165 lbs)
This patient in her 50s wished to have an abdominoplasty with liposuction of the upper abdomen and flanks. She developed postpartum skin laxity that did not improve, and a fold that would hang over her pants. She was 5’ 6” tall and weighed 150 pounds. She underwent a minor scar revision (excision of dogears on… Continue reading Full Tummy Tuck (150lb)
Description This 39-year-old female underwent no-drain tummy tuck surgery with abdominal muscle tightening using a 3-layer suture plication, followed by a quilting suture closure to take tension off the lower abdominal incision. She did not request any additional liposuction-contouring. She was very happy with the shapely contour of the waist and abdomen. Not only did… Continue reading Full Tuck over 180lbs – Case 3 (181 lbs)
Description This 53 year old female wanted to have cosmetic abdominoplasty and liposuction of the flanks. She had postmenopausal weight gain that was resistant to her attempts at weight loss. She was 5’9” tall and weighed 190lbs. The patient underwent abdominoplasty and liposuction of the flanks, then approximately one year later she had a scar… Continue reading Full Tuck over 180lbs – Case 1 (190 lbs)
Description This 57-year-old woman (149lbs, 5’2”, BMI 27.2) had a drainless tummy tuck plus lipo of the abdomen and “love handles”. She had a substantial improvement in skin tone and abdominal contour. Note on the lateral views, the abdomen is much flatter after surgery but still protrudes modestly. Tummy tuck surgery only removes excess skin… Continue reading Full Tuck 140lbs – 180lbs – Case 13 (149lbs)
Description This 48-year-old woman was 5’3” tall and weighed 176 lbs (BMI 31). Previously at a different clinic, she had a non-surgical procedure called cryolipolysis. This procedure involves cooling the fatty layer to cause some of the fat cells absorb, which is supposed to provide a more “sculpted” look. Instead, she developed an area of… Continue reading Full Tuck 140lbs – 180lbs – Case 12 (176 lbs)
