Who are the best candidates for a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty?
The best candidates fall into the following categories below. All good candidates are in good health and have a body mass index, a BMI, of 30 or less. • Women who have had one or more pregnancies that have stretched the skin around their abdomen and their abdominal muscles and who want to achieve a slimmer profile. • Men and women who have lost a lot of weight, greater than 50 to 100 pounds and who have hanging folds of skin around the abdomen. • Men and women in good health who have an abdomen that protrudes and is out of proportion to the rest of the body. • Men and women who are in good health and have excess fatty tissue in the abdominal area. • Older men and women who have sagging skin due to their age or weakened abdominal muscles. • Men and women who have fat deposits in their abdomen that don’t respond to diet or weight loss programs. Above all, good candidates for abdominoplasties should have reasonable expectations about what plastic surgery can achieve. We can make a very bi
