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Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) Surgery Improves Chronic Back Pain

Abdominoplasty or tummy tuck surgery is one of the most common and successful of all excisional body contouring procedures. While it is an operation that is not to be underestimated in magnitude, particularly from a recovery standpoint, its effects can be dramatic. When removing a large segment of lower abdominal skin and fat there is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Thin Female Tummy Tuck for Weight Loss

Background: Weight loss creates a lot of external body changes that is usually most manifest in the trunk region. In the anterior abdominal region the deflated skin hangs often hangs over the waistline tethered by the belly button attachment. How mucb skin overhangs the waistline depends on how much weight loss one undergoes and what Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Abdominal Panniculectomy (Apron Removal)

The abdominal panniculectomy procedure is well known to be a ‘big’ operation. It is the supersized version of the traditional tummy tuck and is often judged by the weight of the pannus removed. The largest abdominal pannus I have ever removed is 85lbs and that was back in the pre-bariatric surgery era…when the abdominal panniculecomy Read More…

Clinic Snapshots – The ‘Good Riddance’ Abdominal Panniculectomy

Cosmetic surgery of the abdomen and waistline is one the most common body contouring surgeries for either women or men. Women in particular are inclined to undergo these surgeries as they are victims of a lot of body changes from pregnancy and/or weight gain/loss. Liposuction and tummy tucks make up the bulk of these surgeries Read More…

OR Snapshots – Abdominal Panniculectomy Often Removes Large Amounts of Tissue

The surgical procedure ‘abdominal panniculectomy’ is the bigger cousin to the more common tummy tuck or abdominoplasty procedure. What differentiates it is the size of the abdomen and the amount of tissue removed which is often substantially larger than the typical cosmetic abdominoplasty. The abdominal panniculectomy procedure is a removal of excess waistline tissue. While Read More…

The Body Lift or Extended Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck is a well recognized body contouring operation because it has been around for many years. It is generally perceived as a hip to hip excisional and tightening abdominal operation as it only affects the front side of the torso. The term ‘body lift’ however is less well defined in the eye of Read More…

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