Loose skin comes in many degrees.
Pregnancy leaves many with lax skin and abdominal wall muscles. Dieting and exercise will just not tone the skin.
The type of surgical solution is dictated by the problem. While liposuction can help with localized fat, the extra skin must be dealt with in a different fashion. Tummy tuck surgery tightens the skin of the abdominal wall. The lower incision is the place where the extra skin is removed. Greater degrees of redundant skin often need longer incisions.
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Left Picture: Loose Skin Before Tummy Tuck Right Picture: 3 Months After Tummy Tuck
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The skin is tight after surgery. Loose skin has been removed. Skin just above the belly button has been moved to just above the pubis. A new hole was made for the belly button. The abdominal rectus muscles were tightened.
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Left Picture: Before Tummy Tuck Right Picture: 3 Months After |
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Photographs after surgery. An attempt to grab loose skin after surgery demonstrates the tight tissues after tummy tuck. |
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In cases of massive weight loss, the problem may extend around the entire body. A compromise can limit the extent of the surgery. This patient has loose skin front, sides, and back. There are various options to sculpt such loose tissue. A single stage body lift has certain risks. She chose just to start with an extended tummy tuck alone. Photos before surgery. |
This is the result after one stage - tummy tuck abdominoplasty alone. Explore more before and after pictures about this patient.
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Loose skin remains along the inner thighs. A thigh lift would tighten this tissue. Left Photograph: Before Tummy Tuck Right Photograph: 3 Months After Tummy Tuck |
Instead of a total body lift, this patient chose tummy tuck alone. The extended incision permitted much redundant tissue to be removed. The compromise was in the back. The loose skin there could be further tightened with a second stage operation extending along the back.
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After one stage - tummy tuck alone. More before and after pictures about this patient. Left Picture: Before Tummy Tuck Right Picture: 3 Months After Tummy Tuck |
Loose skin before and tight skin after tumescent tummy tuck. Learn more about this patient.
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Skin Markings and Map Before Tumescent Tummy Tuck for Loose Skin After Massive Weight Loss.
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Tight skin 10 months after Dr. Bermant's Tumescent Tummy Tuck Abdominoplasty.
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Photograph female patient before surgery. Smaller amounts of loose skin can be managed by liposuction alone. It may take several months after surgery to see the result. The amount of shrinkage depends on many factors. More about this patient. |
Left Photograph before liposuction surgery Right Photograph 6 weeks after suction lipectomy. Learn more on our Sagging Skin Photo Galleries. |
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