American Society of Plastic Surgeons

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Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons

or share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community

or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Tummy Tuck

Abdominoplasty

A tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty, removes excess fat and skin and restores weakened muscles to create a smoother, firmer abdominal profile.

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How should I prepare for a tummy tuck?

In preparing for tummy tuck surgery, you may be asked to:

Get lab testing or a medical evaluation
Take certain medications or adjust your current medications
Stop smoking
Avoid taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and herbal supplements as they can increase bleeding

A tummy tuck may be performed in an accredited office-based surgical facility, licensed ambulatory surgical center or a hospital.

If your tummy tuck is performed on an outpatient basis, be sure to arrange for someone to drive you to and from surgery and to stay with you for at least the first night following surgery.

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On The Blog

How can a tummy tuck help with separated abdominal muscles? Daisy Brumby
A tummy tuck can give you a flat stomach, but it can also provide functional benefits if your abdominal wall muscles are separated from weight gain or pregnancy. When a surgeon stitches those ab muscles back together, your back pain and posture can improve, and you might even find yourself nailing sit-ups, planks and other workouts.
What is diastasis recti? And how can a tummy tuck help? Frank E. Campanile, MD
There's more than one type of tummy tuck Daisy Brumby

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Tummy Tuck Surgery with Dr. Lisa Hunsicker
Watch a tummy tuck procedure with insights from ASPS member Dr. Lisa Hunsicker. Discover how the modern abdominoplasty can do more than ever before.

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