Insider tips for Tummy Tucks in Michigan:
1. Talk to your surgeon about liposuction on the edges of the incision. This area commonly is full after a standard tummy tuck and can protrude after surgery. Some surgeons include this as part of their procedure.
2. Have your surgeon discuss how low your incision will be. If you want to wear low rise jeans or swimwear this can be very important.
3. Ask your surgeon how he/she prevents blood clots from forming in your legs during surgery.
4. Look closely at the surgeon's pictures. The belly button incision should be hidden inside and often is not.
5. Discuss a Mommy Makeover with your surgeon. The combination of a breast procedure with a tummy tuck has a multiplier effect in returning a hourglass shape to your body.
Reasons for Considering an Abdominoplasty and Tummy Tuck Michigan:
General Procedure
The procedure begins with an incision made just above the pubic bone area. This incision should be placed as low as possible across the lower abdomen. The skin is then stretched and pulled down like a window shade, and then the excess skin is removed. The abdominal muscles below are sutured and tightened to re-align the muscles that have spreadwith pregnancy.
We specialize in lateral tension abdominoplasties. This technique does a bit more than a conventional tummy tuck. It does the following:
1. Shapes the waste by bringing the extra skin down and in to accentuate the waistline.
2. Builds a new belly button with parachute sutures to hide this scar inside the umbilicus.
3. Shortens the incision by adding liposuction on the edges of the skin removed to minimize the length of your incision
4. Places the incision low, where possible, so all jean and bathing suit types can be worn
Mini Tummy Tuck
A large group of our patients have excess skin and some muscle looseness from pregnancy only below their umbilicus. These patients are often very fit but cannot lose the bulge in the lower part of their abdomen. These patients are good candidates for a mini-tummy tuck which has a:
1. Smaller and lower incision
2. Leaves the belly button intact
3. Allows for muscle tightening below the umbilicus
4. Can be performed under very light anesthesia which our patients like since they are often concerned about a undergoing anesthesia if this is the first procedure they have ever had.
Recovery Process
A full tummy tuck is the one procedure that we like our patients to take 10 to 14 days off. Mini tummy tucks can take less time off.