What is a "tummy tuck"?

What is a "tummy tuck"?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa, New York City) gives expert video advice on: What are the risks and complications associated with a tummy tuck?; What should I expect after a tummy tuck?; What are the costs associated with a tummy tuck? and more...

A “tummy tuck” or abdominoplasty is very common in post-pregnancy women. What happens is they get the extra little pouch in the lower abdomen and the muscles are stretched out during pregnancy. Patients also have stretch marks in that area, and a tummy tuck involves making an incision in the bikini area and an incision around the belly button, cutting all the skin and fat out from those areas, pulling the skin and tissue down, and giving them a much better looking belly.