As medically-supervised weight management grows and changes, so does plastic surgery. Nearly 125 years ago, we saw the advent of the Tummy Tuck, the original body contouring procedure. Some 75 years later, came Liposuction and since then, a whole new crop of body contouring surgeries, such as the panniculectomy, have come and gone.
Today, weight-loss patients [...]
August 20th, 2008. A Martinez, California woman was sentenced to 9 months in prison for identity theft, using another woman’s stolen credit cards to subsidize payment for a Mommy Makeover, consisting of a Breast Lift, Liposuction and Tummy Tuck.
Londie Bowman, 32, is scheduled to surrender to Marin County sheriffs in October, according to her public [...]
By now, most anyone researching abdominoplasty (commonly known as a tummy tuck), knows what its purpose is and how it can benefit a patient looking to tone their mid-section. A new use for the mini-tummy tuck, however, is growing in popularity.
New mothers are using the mini-tummy-tuck after childbrith to tighten up their lower abdomens (the [...]
When is a tummy tuck not the most effective means of toning and sculpting one’s midsection? Often, following some pregnancies or massive weight loss surgery such as Gastric Bypass, a traditional tummy tuck might not be the most effective or even the safest way to minimize excess skin and fat deposits in the lower abdomen.
This [...]
Its no secret that plastic surgery is expensive. Plastic surgery cost is one of the leading factors amongst prospective patients in determining if someone follows through with having a procedure performed.
Only a prospective patient can decide whats best for themselves and whether or not the cost justifies the procedure. In many cases, body contouring surgery [...]
For pretty much as long as Plastic Surgery has been around, there have been procedures to help slim and tone the abdominal region of the body.
Tummy Tuck, being one of the oldest body contouring procedures, in recent history has frequently been supplanted by other, more modern procedures, such as liposuction, the mini (or partial) tummy [...]
Here’s an informative video, explaining what a tummy tuck is and how it is performed. All too frequently, prospective plastic surgery patients, seeking some kind of body contouring surgery, are not always sure of what procedure(s) they should have performed.
In this video, Plano Texas plastic surgeon, Ronald Friedman, M.D., explains what prospective patients need to [...]
While there are countless resources on the web for finding information, regarding tummy tuck surgery (and we here at Tummy Tuck Info, certainly encourage you to do your homework), there are some questions that just can’t be answered until you’re meeting with your doctor and discussing the circumstances of your individual situation. There are many [...]
After the highly publicized and unexpected death of Kanye West’s mother, Donda West, from an undiagnosed heart condition during tummy tuck surgery and breast reduction, the state of California has imposed stricter regulations for prospective elective surgery patients.
In California, all elective surgery patients will now be required to have a full body physical examination, before [...]
Its probably fair to say that while the number of plastic surgery procedures being performed every year is consistently on the rise in America, a lot of people are in the dark about new procedures or even a little unsure about what more common (albeit similar) procedures are intended for.
Just because most of us have [...]
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