If you live in the Sacramento, CA, area and cannot achieve your ideal midsection with a healthy diet, cardio, and your ab exercise routine, we can help. At Nuance Cosmetic Surgery in Folsom, CA, we offer a popular cosmetic procedure called the tummy tuck. This procedure can do what your healthy lifestyle and exercise routine cannot and will completely transform your midsection.
How Does a Tummy Tuck Impact Overall Body Contours and Posture?
Undergoing a tummy tuck will do more than just give you a tighter and flatter midsection. It will also improve body contours and posture. One of the primary aspects of this procedure is the surgical tightening and strengthening of the abdominal muscles. The natural result of stronger abdominal muscles is decreased stress on the spine. Stronger abdominal muscles will improve spinal support, which will result in better posture.
This procedure also improves body contours by removing excess fat and loose skin from the abdominal area, creating a smooth and tight midsection. After your procedure, you’ll no longer have a protruding pooch or muffin top because of the advanced surgical techniques used to redefine the area and improve overall body contours. A tighter and flatter sculpted and toned midsection will naturally improve your overall appearance and can help you achieve a more hourglass physique.
What Is a Tummy Tuck?
A tummy tuck is a procedure, also known as abdominoplasty, designed to improve abdominal contours and the overall appearance by eliminating excess fat and skin from the area. We can also custom-tailor procedures to correct diastasis recti, a condition where the abdominal muscles separate for various reasons, especially after significant weight loss or pregnancy.
The procedure is customizable and is designed to meet the needs of men and women who can’t achieve their ideal midsection with dietary and lifestyle changes and a targeted exercise regimen.
Who Is It Right For?
Abdominoplasty can meet the needs of patients who have a protruding abdomen, sagging skin, and excess fat that’s resulted from prior surgical procedures, one or more pregnancies, genetic predisposition, the natural aging process, or weight fluctuations. If you’ve been trying to achieve your ideal midsection by living a healthy lifestyle but have been unsuccessful, you may benefit from this procedure as it can do what diet and exercise cannot.
The surgeon will restructure and strengthen the abdominal muscles and remove excess fat and skin to completely transform the midsection and contour the body in the process.
Can It Be Combined With Other Procedures?
Patients interested in adding additional surgical procedures to their tummy tuck surgery can do so to achieve their cosmetic goals during a single procedure. Many patients choose to undergo liposuction in conjunction with abdominoplasty to address other problem areas on their body or add a breast lift or breast augmentation to their procedure. We can give you more details about our surgical body procedures when we meet with you during your initial consultation.
How Does It Work?
The first step in this process is an initial consultation with our surgeon. After confirming your surgical eligibility, Dr. Sumida will evaluate your midsection, listen to your primary concerns and treatment goals, and customize your procedure details.
While most patients are eligible for the procedure, some may not be due to certain medical conditions or their current health. The initial consultation is important as it allows Dr. Sumida to learn more about your health and medical history and confirm that the surgery is right for you.
Customizing Your Procedure
There are several different versions of this procedure, including the most common, the full and mini tummy tuck. The full abdominoplasty addresses loose skin and stubborn fat on the entire abdomen, while the mini abdominoplasty addresses aesthetic concerns below the belly button to the pubic bone. Once Dr. Sumida customizes your procedure, you’ll be provided with some ways to prepare so that your body is ready for surgery.
Avoiding smoking, eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and staying hydrated are all important prerequisites for surgery. Additionally, you may need to discontinue certain medications until after the procedure.
Your Procedure
You will need someone to drive you to and from your procedure and someone who can help at home during those first few days so that you’re able to rest and recover. On the day of your surgery, Dr. Sumida and the medical team will prep you for the procedure and then use various surgical techniques, including liposuction, to remove stubborn fat and excess skin from the abdominal area.
Dr. Sumida will also surgically reposition your abdominal muscles to improve abdominal strength and contours. Once the procedure is complete, he will apply dressings or a compression garment to help accelerate healing.
Your Recovery
After your procedure is over, you’ll be instructed to move around relatively quickly to accelerate the natural healing process. We advise that patients spend the first ten days resting and avoid strenuous activity for six weeks. You’ll receive clear instructions on caring for the incision sites and steps to promote quick healing. You won’t see your final results until the area has healed, but once total healing has occurred, you’ll enjoy permanent results.
Enjoying Your Results
The abdominoplasty results are permanent, but they can be negatively affected by body weight fluctuations. Gaining weight after your procedure can cause any existing fat cells in the area to expand, affecting your results. The tummy tuck is not a weight loss procedure; it’s a body contouring procedure, which is why it’s important that patients achieve their ideal weight before undergoing the procedure.
Additionally, having another child after undergoing this procedure can negatively impact the results, which is why women are advised to wait until they are done having children before moving forward with the procedure.
Contour and Redefine Your Midsection
If you want to improve your posture, contour your body, and transform your midsection, we can design the perfect tummy tuck for your needs. Our team will provide you with excellent care throughout this process, from your initial consultation to the final follow-up visit at the end of the recovery process. Contact us today at Nuance Cosmetic Surgery in Folsom, CA, to schedule your initial consultation with Dr. Sumida.
