A ^Retired Plastic Surgeon's Notebook

The benefits of TUMMY TUCK may be more than just a trim tummy.

Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses non-tummy benefits of Tummy Tuck

This patient has not had a thigh lift. Her tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) resulted in lifting and tightening her medical thighs.

Tummy tuck is one of my favorite procedures because it is so beneficial to patients who have abdominal laxity.  I can take a very saggy abdomen and make it smooth and flat and strong.  And many patients have added benefits that do not involve the abdomen.  

The pull of the operation will often pull up the medial thighs and really improve the contour.  This lady on the right is a great example of that.  I didn’t touch her thighs, honest!  You can try this at home.  Stand in front of a mirror and grab you lower abdominal fat pad and pull it up.  Cool, huh?

Another benefit of tummy tuck is reduction and lifting of the mons pubis which can be bulky and/or saggy.  I have to say that this is a benefit that many, many patients are thrilled with. 

Lastly, sometimes patients have a substantial improvement in their posture.  Many patients with abdominal laxity have lordosis, which is a fancy word for sway-back.  Once their abdominal muscles are tightened with a tummy tuck, their spinal support is improved.  Some women with back pain issues find their back pain much improved.

 When I am evaluating a patient for a tummy tuck, I make sure to take a look beyond their tummy and get a good look at their posture, their thighs and their mons pubis.

Oh, and these added benefits don’t cost a dime extra.  Now that is a nice twofer, threefer or even fourfer.  

Thanks for reading!  Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder

 

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