Look and Feel Better with a Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck isn’t a weight loss surgery but a procedure to remove excess skin and improve your quality of life. It is a great support to your weight loss and health efforts. When you carry around an extra load of saggy skin, you can feel saggy yourself and progressively unhappy about the contour of your body. Age, past pregnancies, and weight loss affect your body in permanent ways. And, saggy, excess skin will not go away not matter how much you diet or exercise.

What Is a Tummy Tuck?

Abdominoplasty, referred to as a tummy tuck, is a surgical procedure for removing up to 10 pounds of skin from a patient’s abdominal area. The weakened and separated abdominal muscles can be tightened and repaired during surgery as well. Tummy tucks are also often paired with liposuction for a dramatic contouring effect.

More Than Smaller Jeans?

Patients who have lost significant amounts of weight can feel happy about the weight loss but discouraged about the saggy stomach skin that is left behind. Getting rid of that extra skin gives your body the flatter look you had hoped to have with your weight loss. A tummy tuck will strengthen your body’s core and improve your posture. Extreme weight loss or c-section surgeries can lead to a lapse in muscle control that can lead to hernias. A tummy tuck can also repair ventral hernias and improve bladder control.
Excess skin can be an emotional and physical annoyance leading to both lowered self-confidence and skin infections. In this new year, give yourself the gift of confidence and progression as you move forward in your health, wellness, and appearance efforts. Dr. Jane Rowley is the leading plastic surgeon in Lubbock who carefully discusses option and procedures that best match the cosmetic goals of her patients. Come into our Lubbock office where you know you are in good hands for a personal consultation. rowleyplasticsurgery.com