Both women and men enjoy having a tight, toned, and sexy midsection. Factors like pregnancy, genetics, and weight gain often make it extremely difficult to achieve the flat tummy that beachgoers desire. Dr. David J. Levens is proud to provide tummy tucks for Deerfield Beach, Florida, residents who wish to rid themselves of excess skin and a bulging abdomen so they can fully enjoy a summer by the pool.
What is a Tummy Tuck?
A tummy tuck procedure can help eliminate stretch marks and excessive abdominal skin that result from extreme weight loss or childbirth. In addition, abdominoplasty can provide a tighter, flatter, more youthful abdomen. An abdominoplasty procedure achieves these spectacular results by tightening muscles that lie beneath fat deposits and removing loose skin.
Pregnancy causes the uterus to enlarge and stretches abdominal tissues. Following delivery, the muscle tone can be restored with exercise, but the tissues connecting the muscles remain loose and resistant to exercise and diet. Looseness or stretching of the tissues in the lower abdomen can also lead to bulging, which cannot be corrected by exercises like abdominal crunches.
When a person loses a significant amount of weight, the skin around the stomach can sag and give the abdomen an unsightly appearance. Exercise cannot tighten or tone skin that is loose and hanging. However, an abdominoplasty can remove excess skin, which will reveal the toned midsection you have always dreamed about.
Tummy Tuck Benefits
Our patients normally seek an abdominoplasty procedure for the removal of fat deposits above and below their navels, but the procedure may also enhance the muscles underneath. Although the procedure results in a scar, most patients find the results to be worth it. The scar can easily be hidden underneath underwear and bathing suits, ensuring you hardly notice it on a day-to-day basis.
Good Candidates For Abdominoplasty
If you are at a healthy weight but suffer from a sagging midsection or excess skin on your stomach, you may make a good candidate for an abdominoplasty procedure. Ideal candidates for abdominoplasty include:
- People who have stretched muscles and excess skin caused by poor posture.
- People with loose skin as a result of aging.
- People with excess skin or a sagging abdomen as a result of weight loss.
- Women with stretch marks or sagging skin due to pregnancy.
