It is a surgery to remove excess skin and fat that accumulates in the abdomen as a result of pregnancy, obesity and age.

The objectives of the tummy tuck are to flatten and temper the abdomen giving the appearance of an athletic abdomen, dry out excess skin by reducing or eliminating stretch marks with scars located inside the bikini line so that they are not visible, improve the definition of the waist, decrease the thickness of the subcutaneous fat throughout the abdomen and correct the relaxation of the abdominal wall.

It is normal for women to seek this surgery after pregnancy when their skin has become very flaccid and / or with multiple stretch marks. It is generally recommended to defer this procedure until you no longer want to have more children since the skin and muscles can relax again.

It is very important that the patient is emotionally stable, in a low percentage of patients depression can occur after surgery and if there is previously an emotional problem, this period can become a serious illness.

Tummy tuck is usually performed when a person is dissatisfied with the shape of the abdomen. It is usually done when women have had pregnancies that have left flaccid skin or with multiple stretch marks and no longer want to have more children. The reason is because a new pregnancy would cause again the relaxation of the abdominal wall and the skin and possibly the development of more stretch marks. Mini-tummy tuck is a good alternative in which the patient wishes to improve her abdomen, but she is not yet clear or plans to have more children.

Liposuction is an excellent alternative to improve the abdominal contour when the skin of the abdomen has good quality, bone, does not have much sagging and stretch marks and has good elasticity. When the skin is very flaccid and only liposuction is performed, the results are generally unsatisfactory, often the skin is left with multiple irregularities that are difficult to correct.

If the sagging is located only in the lower abdomen, an excellent alternative is mini-tummy tuck.

Generally the tummy tuck is performed under general anesthesia.

The surgery is designed according to the specific needs and characteristics of each patient.

It is usually advisable to start surgery with liposuction of the abdomen to reduce subcutaneous fat, a transverse incision is made in the lower abdomen so that the scar is located within the bikini line, the tissues are dissected above the muscles to the upper abdomen, then the muscles are brought to the center improving the waist, the skin is stretched and excesses are resected.

In the advanced skin a hole is made to reposition the navel in its normal position. Finally drains are placed that go over the pubis and the wounds are closed.