| Dr. Archibald Miller is a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Here the Doctor has answered some of the common questions bizymoms visitors have about Tummy Tuck.
Q. What is a tummy tuck?
A. It is the slang term for an abdominoplasty. This entails fixing the weakened tissue between the stomach muscles and removing extra fat and skin from an incision well beneath the belly button so that the scar is very low.
Q. What are the benefits of a tummy tuck?
A. The procedure strengthens your body core musculature as it restores the muscles to normal, and helps remove extra fat and stretch marks and loose skin.
Q. Who is an ideal candidate for a tummy tuck?
A. Someone who has lost their muscle tone after pregnancy, or weight loss, and or has extra skin and fat that hangs down.
Q. How is a tummy tuck performed?
A. I do the procedure under general anesthesia in an operating room. Many patients can go home the same day.
Q. Are there risks and complications to a tummy tuck?
A. There are many risks and complications to all surgical procedures. Luckily, though they occur seldom. Infections, skin separation, skin death, bleeding are all possible. The good news is that they do not occur often, and they are treatable.
Q. How much does a tummy tuck cost?
A. The surgeon's cost is around 5,000 dollars, but there are other fees that one must consider. Medications, anesthesia, and hospital operating room costs. All add up.
Q. How long do the results of a tummy tuck last?
A. The effects are permanent, but aging continues. One will age in a normal pace, and changes will occur over a period of years, particularly if one gets pregnant, or gains and loses a lot of weight.
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