Before and after abdominoplasty in a 28 year old woman. During her two pregnancies, she gained a significant amount of weight, and despite her best efforts, she could not lose her pregnancy belly!
She had loose, stretched out abdominal skin and stretch marks that unfortunately are permanent when they form after pregnancy. Her abdominal muscles were severely stretched apart after the weight gain with her pregnancies, creating the abdominal bulge and protrusion, even when she flexed her abdominal muscles.
A tummy tuck repaired her separated abdominal muscles back together in the midline to reconstruct the anatomy of her abdominal wall. All of her stretch marks and loose abdominal skin that hung below her belly button were surgically removed. Excess fat in her upper and lower abdomen, pubic region and flanks was suctioned out to complete her procedure.
Follow up photos are shown two months after surgery. Her scars are still pink, as expected. They will gradually fade over the first year after surgery. She has a firmer, flatter abdominal contour and can finally now see her abdominal muscles flexing under her tummy skin.
*All photos are actual patient photographs and are for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may vary.
