REVERSE TUMMY TUCK SEATTLE AND TACOMA
Weight loss can improve many aspects of a person’s mental and physical health. When a patient undergoes weight loss surgery or loses a massive amount of weight, they may have copious amounts of extra skin left behind. It is not uncommon for this extra skin to look unnatural and also obscure the body’s true contours. Many plastic surgery procedures remove this extra skin. One surgery that weight loss patients in particular often benefit from is a reverse tummy tuck. When searching for the best reverse tummy tuck Seattle and Tacoma offer, look no further than the plastic surgeons at Seattle Plastic Surgery.
UNDERSTANDING REVERSE TUMMY TUCK SURGERY
A reverse tummy tuck is a plastic surgery procedure that removes extra skin and fat from the upper abdomen. For most people, extra skin and fat collect in the lower abdomen and may work its way up from there. In some weight loss patients or other circumstances, extra skin and fat may become bunched towards the top of the abdomen and waist. Therefore, plastic surgeons invert the traditional tummy tuck technique to address this problem area.
The incision for a reverse tummy tuck is at the top of the abdomen. For women, this correlates to the inframammary fold, or the crease where the breast meets the chest. On a man, the reverse tummy tuck incision is placed in roughly the same place as gynecomastia incisions.
When It’s Performed
Out of the tummy tuck techniques, the reverse tummy tuck is the one least commonly performed. This is usually because factors such as pregnancy, weight fluctuation, and aging all tend to affect the lower stomach more. The traditional abdominoplasty incision also offers access to the structures of the upper abdomen, often correcting the area as well.
Plastic surgeons usually perform reverse tummy tucks in specific situations. As previously discussed, the most common situation is when a patient has extra skin following weight loss surgery or a large amount of weight loss. Occasionally, other circumstances may cause the need for a reverse tummy tuck in Seattle, such as:
- Pregnancy
- Frequent weight loss and gain
- Diastasis recti of the upper abdominal muscles
- Performed in conjunction with another tummy tuck technique
- Improve the results of a breast lift, or sagging caused by the breasts
- Correct breast implants that become malpositioned
A reverse tummy tuck will not benefit every patient who needs a tummy tuck. Dr. Jonov will examine you during a consultation to determine if the procedure will benefit you.
