A tummy tuck is a medical procedure to help individuals lose weight as quickly as possible.  Called an abdominoplasty it is a real help for people who are really struggling to lose weight.  However, being a surgical procedure, it is an extreme measure and you should consider all the benefits and disadvantages of undergoing surgery.  

Tummy tucks can be done both for reducing the weight around your waist and also to tighten the sagging skin around your stomach if you have lost a lot of weight.  Tummy tucks involve the removal of excess skin tissue and fat tissue from around your stomach so that you get an immediate thinning effect.  If it’s done after you have lost weight than the surgeon will just be removing all the sagging, excess skin.

Being a major surgery there are some very important points to consider.  Start by getting a second opinion from another doctor to make sure this is the only possible way for you to deal with the extra weight or sagging skin around your abdomen.  Remember there will be scars following the operation which may take time to heal, and there may be complications from the surgery such as infection, suture ruptures, bleeding, anesthesia complications etc.  Find out from your doctor how to maximize your post-op recovery.  The cost of surgery can be substantial and tummy tucks cost several thousand pounds.  Are you willing to spend such large amounts of money to achieve that flat stomach?   

Once you do decide to go for the surgery then ensure you have a long term strategy for maintaining your reduced weight.  It is so easy for extra weight to creep back so it’s really important that you have committed yourself to a healthier eating and exercising routine, following the tummy tuck, to help you maintain your ideal weight and new shape.

Wishing you great health always!

Healthy-U-Wiz

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