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What Is an Abdominoplasty?

An abdominoplasty removes the excess skin and fat from the lower abdomen in addition to tightening the abdominal muscles.

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Who Is a Good Candidate?

  • You may be a good candidate if you are at or close to your ideal weight, you have excess skin and fat along the lower abdomen, you have loose hanging skin along the lower belly.
  • You should be at or close to your ideal weight, with a BMI less than 35.
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  • The best candidates are non-smokers. Smoking increases the chance of complications including skin death.

The Procedures

  • An incision will be made along the low belly near the pubic area. The incision will be as low as possible to best conceal the scar
  • Through the incision, Dr. Gupta will remove excess fat & skin. He will repair the abdominal muscles that have been weakened or separated and stitch them together.
  • He will reposition the belly button then re-drape the skin more tightly over the abdomen and close the incision in multiple layers.
  • You will be placed in a special recovery garment – which you will wear for 6 weeks.

The Incisions

Abdominoplasty incision – a horizontal incision is made in the low belly near the pubic area. The length of the incision depends on the amount of skin that needs to be removed. A new opening will be made for the belly button. You will have a circular scar along the belly button.

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FAQs

Diastasis is the separation of the abdominal muscles that runs straight down the abdomen. This muscle can separate after weight gain followed by weight loss and create a bulge in the center of the abdomen. This is repaired and the muscles are tightened resulting in a tight, flat stomach.

A full tummy tuck removed 6-8’’ of excess skin and fat below the belly button. A mini tummy tuck only removed 2-3’’ of skin below the belly button. The result of a mini tummy tuck is not as dramatic as the result from a full tummy tuck.

Yes. Typically liposuction is also performed at the time of a tummy tuck. If there is over developed breast tissue, known as gynecomastia, we can also address this at the time of surgery with surgical excision & liposuction of the chest.

Yes. 2 surgical drains will be required. They typically remain in place 7-14 days.

No. To be considered a good candidate for abdominoplasty, you must not smoke. Smokers are much more likely to have complications after surgery, especially poor wound healing. Therefore, we require our patients to quit smoking for at least a month before, and a month after surgery. Quitting will significantly lower your risk of complications from the surgery, including cardiopulmonary complications.
Many patients can return to work 3-4 weeks after surgery, if the work is sedentary in nature. If the job requires lifting and bending, you may need up to six weeks of healing before returning to the job or to your exercise routine.
You should wait at least 4 weeks before flying and take medications before flying to prevent blood clots in your legs that can travel to your lungs and cause death. Lifting luggage after a tummy tuck can compromise results and increase the risk of bleeding. Ideally, you should wait until you are healed, and recovered before flying, that is about 6-8 weeks. By this time, your incision and muscle tightening will be well healed.
  • No. Abdominoplasty, liposuction, breast augmentation and breast lift are not covered by insurance. In some instances, breast reduction may be covered by your insurance depending on the specifics of your policy and a special calculation used to determine the weight of breast tissue that must be removed.
  • Even with significant weight loss, a large pannus and loose hanging skin around the abdomen an abdominoplasty is not covered by insurance.
We recommend that you are at or very close to your ideal body weight. It is recommended that your BMI be less than 35 in order to keep your surgical risks as low as possible. You can check your BMI below using the BMI calculator:

No. Your original belly button remains attached to the muscles, a new hole is created in the skin for the belly button to emerge.

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