Top 5 Myths & Facts about Tummy Tuck Surgery

Tummy tuck surgery is also known as abdominoplasty performed to sculpt the waistline and smooth the stomach that enhances the contour body profile, a most demanded cosmetic surgery all over the world. It ensures long-lasting results by tightening the abdominal muscles and can also repair damaged and weakened muscles.

No area of the body is more frustrating than the belly/abdomen where fat and excess skin finds a way to accumulate due to weight fluctuations, the aging process, or childbirth. These are stubborn fat and excess unwanted skin that is restricted to respond to diet and exercise, however, tummy tuck surgery is performed, which is specially designed to remove excess skin and fat from the belly areas and help you to attain a sculpted abdomen profile. 

As with any surgical procedure, it is mandatory to do proper homework to fully understand both the possible outcomes and risks associated so that it could help in finalizing the procedure in the right way.

DR Karishma Kagodu will communicate everything associated with tummy tuck surgery during your primary consultation in her DR Karishma Aesthetics clinic and make you feel comfortable regarding doubts and queries.

DR Karishma Kagodu treats every patient as an individual, so the cost of tummy tuck surgery often reflects that. 

Here in this write-up, the top 5 myths and facts are mentioned that would help in planning the procedure.

Myth 1: There is only one type of tummy tuck procedure

Fact: There are various types of tummy tuck procedure that yields different results depend on patients’ need and aesthetic desire. The types of tummy tuck surgery include the title of the mini tummy tuck, standard tummy tuck, extended tummy tuck, circumferential tummy tuck/belt plasty/ lower body lift, dermolipectomy, and fleur-de-lis tummy tuck surgery.

Myth 2: Tummy tuck surgery takes a huge recovery time

Fact: Of course, tummy tuck surgery is a major procedure that requires an incision, running from hip to hip. Likewise, in any other cosmetic procedure, you’ll be fatigued, swollen, and sore. It is common to experience moderate pain, swelling, or associated discomfort for a few days post-procedure, but it improves by the day with post-op measures and prescription medications. The patient should expect a recovery after 2-3 weeks and one can resume normal routine work within 10 days post-operation. One can start strenuous physical activities after 4-6 weeks following the procedure.

Myth 3: Liposuction and tummy tuck are the same

Fact: Many patients have the misconception that both liposuction and tummy tuck surgery is essentially the same procedure. This misconception also extends to the belief that both procedures need to be performed simultaneously. But, the fact is what that clears both the doubt as one can achieve tummy tuck surgery separately that addresses tummy pooch specifically. Even though in the procedure of liposuction only stubborn fat and excess skin is excised from the abdomen, but it does nothing to do in addressing the tummy pooch that formed as a result of the stretched muscles. Though both procedures help in addressing the fat deposits and excess skin from the midsection, both have different concerns as a specific goal of tummy/abdomen can’t be achieved with simply liposuction surgery, thus tummy tuck is performed. Further, liposuction can’t correct the abdominal muscle separation that may result from weight gain/obesity or childbirth. So, both liposuction and tummy tuck surgery have their own specific goal performed to achieve the desired aesthetic outcomes.

Myth 4: Tummy tucks are a weight loss procedure

Fact: This is the most common misconception that tummy tuck surgery is a weight loss procedure. Though tummy tuck surgery helps remove fat deposits and extra skin from the abdomen and also corrects abdomen pooch, it can’t be considered as a weight loss procedure or a bariatric procedure. However, the ideal candidate for a tummy tuck procedure is someone who is struggling with protruding abdomen, sagging or loose skin on their abdomen, and maintaining an ideal/normal weight for their physique and who is otherwise fit and fine. Oftentimes, liposuction surgery is performed along with tummy tuck surgery to address stubborn fat or gently minimize stubborn zones of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise. Of course, tummy tuck surgery helps in achieving a proper contoured and toned abdomen profile. One must keep this fact in mind that maintaining a stable weight at least six months post-procedure is required to achieve the desired long-lasting results. You can achieve a flatter and slimmer tummy after the procedure, but this surgery will not lower the number you see on your weight scale until you don’t follow weight management.

Myth 5: You can get tummy tuck result with diet and exercise

Fact: As we all know that a healthy diet and daily exercise have a key role in staying healthy and fit that helps in metabolism that further improves your overall health and wellness. But, achieving the desired contour, aesthetic shape, and solution to saggy abdominal skin is the only one with abdominoplasty surgery. One may give a full-time effort in the gym and exercise or they can also maintain a strict diet plan or take keto diets, but these all just are a limited traditional weight loss measure and don’t contribute anything when it comes to achieving a contoured abdomen profile. When you indulge yourself in a strict diet and strenuous physical activities to control weight or in the view of removing belly fat you don’t know exactly from which body parts you are losing your weight. Exercise is not a specifically designed tool to reduce fat; however, achieving a tummy tuck result with physical activities doesn’t contribute a factual understanding. The only way to achieve youthful midsection and restoring tout is abdominoplasty surgery.

Conclusion:

On the whole, we can say that everything has its role; either its diet, exercise, or maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But only surgical intervention is required to restore excess or stretched abdominal skin that corrects abdominal pooch and helps you achieving the contoured and toned abdominal profile.