WHAT IS MINI TUMMY-TUCK SURGERY (MINI ABDOMINOPLASTY)?
For some patients with mild to moderate extra abdominal skin following weight loss or following pregnancy, liposuction is not the entire solution. Liposuction is designed to remove fat cells from beneath the skin, but does nothing to tighten it. Excess skin that aprons over a cesarean section or hysterectomy scar is very common. In these patients an excisional procedure such as a mini tummy-tuck are necessary to tighten the skin to improve the abdominal contour to its greatest degree. During this procedure, sutures can be placed to improve laxity of the abdominal wall. The procedure is often performed in conjunction with liposuction surgery to offer the best results.
