The Skin-Only Tummy Tuck
A Lighter Procedure for a Smaller Problem

It’s high summer. Many of you are at the beach, on the tennis courts, out hiking, or just enjoying your own back yards with family and friends.

For some of you, our delightful bare-it-all weather has become a mixed blessing.

Warm-weather spoilers:

Having to shop for pyramid-shaped tops to hide the loose, sagging skin on your abdomen.

Shopping for one-piece swimsuits – when most of your friends are still wearing bikinis.

Giving up on low-riding pants and skirts because they reveal a wrinkled midriff.

Wouldn’t it be nice not to have to deal
with this problem?

The truth is, you don’t. There’s a procedure we do called a skin-only tummy tuck. It’s designed for people – usually younger women in their 30s and 40s – who have toned abdominal muscles but loose skin.

How have they gotten that way? The most common causes are:

Pregnancy
Some women’s belly skin stretches so much it never goes back to where it was before pregnancy. After the delivery they tone their muscles back into shape, but the skin doesn’t follow.

Extreme weight loss
Bariatric surgery – or just pure will power! – results in a blessed loss of midriff inches. But inelastic skin (either genetic or age-related) leaves redundant skin behind.

There are no skin-tightening lasers that can solve this problem.

The Upside and the Downside

Don’t get depressed about this. There’s an upside to your belly getting all ugly. Namely, the rest of you still looks good!

The downside is that the problem is not going away. It will only get worse as the years go by. So why not deal with it now?

A skin-only tummy tuck is the answer.
It will restore the flat, perfect tummy you used
to have – and let you keep all the great clothes
you wear to show it off.

Less Invasive

The skin-only tummy tuck is less invasive than a full tummy tuck.

The incision is smaller

The “abs” muscles are left intact. They aren’t the problem here

It removes both extra skin and accumulated fat

The procedure generally preserves your belly button

As a part of this procedure, the tissues over the underlying muscles can be tightened, but this part is optional. For patients anticipating another pregnancy, I simply omit this part. You get a little less of a result, but it eliminates any concern about the muscles being too tight for future pregnancies.

Let’s Talk About It

Why not come in for a consultation? I can give you all the details about this procedure, including how long it takes and how long you’ll be out of circulation.

You may want to think about scheduling the surgery for after Labor Day, maybe in October. The weather’s so enchanting right now. I’m sure you don’t want to interrupt your summer fun.

Don’t Sweep This Problem Under the Rug

Whatever you do, don’t conveniently “forget” about your tummy problem once the weather calls for bundling up again. Excess skin and fat usually turn into a “pouch” that becomes visible in winter clothes, too.

You’re still young and vital. You can be enjoying your life thoroughly, without self-consciousness. That includes a zestful appreciation of the lovely body you were born with – every inch of it.

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