What Is Abdominoplasty / Tummy Tuck?
Abdominoplasty also known as tummy tuck was the fifth most common procedure performed by plastic surgeons in 2005. Dr. Greenwald routinely performs abdominoplasties and tummy tucks at his Westchester County, New York plastic surgery practice. Candidates for abdominoplasty are those patients with excess skin and fat of their abdomen. Basically there are three components to abdominoplasty: skin excision, liposuction, and muscle repair. The extent of each of these parts will be individualized for you. During abdominoplasty surgery, the excess skin and fat from the abdomen are removed, the underlying separation of the rectus muscles (rectus diastasis is repaired to tighten the waistline and excess fat is removed by a combination of direct excision and liposuction. Every effort is made to keep the resultant scar concealed in a patients undergarment. Abdominoplasty is usually an outpatient procedure performed at Dr. Greenwalds ambulatory surgery facility located in White Plains, NY located a
