PLASTIC SURGERY UPDATE: ADVANCED TUMMY TUCK

Many patients hate their abdomen. A common complaint is that no amount of dieting or exercise achieves their desired result. Help is on the way.

In assessing a patient for a “Tummy Tuck” multiple factors must be considered.

1. Status of overlying skin or degree of laxity or elasticity. Whether it is confined to upper or lower abdomen or both.
2. Amount of overlying skin to tighten and distribution.
3. Amount of excess fat and distribution.
4. Condition of underlying muscles and presence of underlying hernias.

Depending on this assessment, there are multiple options to consider.

1. Non-invasive Coolsculpt and Cooltone or Pure Impact.
2. Vaser liposuction for fat reduction combined with Renuvion to promote skin tightening and avoid an incision.
3. Modified abdominoplasty to target the lower abdomen when upper abdomen is O.K.
4. Reverse abdominoplasty to target the upper abdomen when lower abdomen is O.K. Scars are often placed under the breasts.
5. Butterfly abdominoplasty: Scars placed under the breast and lower abdomen when tightening skin and muscles are O.K. Avoids scar around umbilicus.
6. Full abdominoplasty combines liposuctioning, muscle tightening, and hernia repair, repositioning of umbilicus and skin tightening.

All of these operations can be performed on a out patient basis under I.V. anesthesia and advanced pain management protocols. This is a customized operation that can give life changing results.

For additional information, visit bodybybloch.com or Dr. Bloch can be reached at his Highland Park office at 847-432-0840.