Many patients undergo the tummy tuck procedure without knowing what really it is and the after results it brings. Many are confused about what should be the goal if you are considering the said surgical operation. They have unrealistic expectations regarding the look of their belly after the surgery. You may already know that the tummy tuck tightens your muscles. On the other hand, you must understand that this surgical procedure also brings some issues for it leaves a scar. This is unavoidable because the tummy tuck includes incision in the skin. In the procedure, the skin is cut while in the hourglass tummy tuck, the fat is injected into the hip area. How your belly is going to look depends on your skin tone before surgery. A tummy tuck will not give you a pre-baby tummy. What it will do is create an abdomen that is relatively tighter than where you were before surgery.
Basically, there are two concepts that you need to understand in the tummy tuck procedure. The first one is the excess skin and the second one is the skin tone. For the excess skin, you may after pregnancy, your belly looks deflated and you have more skin. This is very different than the skin tone. The skin tone is defined by the molecular arrangement of the skin prior to surgery.
If your skin is significantly stretched, all the molecules and the collagen and elastin that create the essence of the skin elasticity are damaged, making you develop stretch marks. The skin is elastic so even without a tummy tuck, your skin will still bunch when you lie down. Understand the limitations of a tummy tuck. A tummy tuck will not give you a pre-baby tummy. The hourglass tummy tuck will provide a flat abdomen with an hourglass shape. Those are the two main goals. Have realistic expectations of what this procedure can do for you.
