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PLASTIC SURGEON RECOMMENDED Always ask if your plastic surgeon is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Note that any other word in place of “plastic” is not the same and usually indicates different training (e.g., cosmetic, aesthetic, facial cosmetic, etc.) Go to plasticsurgery.org to verify a doctor’s credentials and make sure that this doctor is an expert in the field you need him/her to be. PLEASE GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PRACTICE. SHARED TIP Weight loss or pregnancy can leave even the fittest person with loose sagging skin. When even the most regimented diet and exercise routine hasn’t done the trick, we discuss a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). Tummy tuck VS liposuction? A tummy tuck is removing the actual sagging skin. Liposuction is removing the fat below the skin only. Mommy Lift?  The Mommy Lift label generally encompasses a variety of surgeries, including the tummy tuck, which restore a woman’s body back to pre-pregnancy shape. This often refers to a variety of breast, tummy and liposuction surgeries.  Scar? The average tummy tuck scar is generally across the lower abdomen. If you have a C-section scar, it is usually in the same area. I make every effort to make your incision line as low on the abdomen as possible, so that it may be well hidden by your pants, swimsuit and underwear. Belly Button? Often patients who are in need of a tummy tuck have a large-looking belly button. Usually it isn’t the belly button itself that has changed but the skin around it that is hooding the belly button. When I remove the skin hooding the area, you will be able to see the natural belly button you have always known.    Can a man have a tummy tuck? Many men have tummy tucks to &V??fRF?RW?G&6???gFW"vV?v?B??72?( ??&V6??7G'V7F?fR??7&?7W&v?6??B?7F?27W&vV??v?F?"?V'2W?W&?V?6R??7V6???R??'&V7G2?GV??GV6?2???7V7F????f6???BW?V?B7W&vW&?W2???ffW"gV???67&VF?FVB7W&v?6?f6??G?f?"W?6V??V?B6&R?6fWG??Bff?&F&??G?F?&V6???W"&?G?v??2?( ?t?B?2T??TR$?UB??U"5E??R?BDT4???TS???( ????rv?F?F???r7W&vW&?W2??W'6????F???7FW"WfW'????V7F??????R??&?F???&W7G???R??WfVFW&??WF2????6W"G&VF?V?B?Bf????r?Wf?6?B??F??( ?B&V?WfR?&??R&Vv??2?"V?G2v?F?7W&vW'???&?6?WfW'?&?6VGW&R?6????"?&vR?v?F?F?R6?RGFV?F???F?FWF???F?R???FV??6R?B?????f6?fRG&VF?V?G2&R?W7B2???'F?BF?FV???"&WfW'6RF?Rv??r&?6W72?( ?t?N( ?2??5B$Ut$D??r$?UB??U"t?$????( ???v??rF?B6??WF???r?6?&?f?FR?2??&?f??r6??V??^( ?2?fR?*v?WF?W"?B?2??????V?fW"?"&V6??7G'V7F??rW'6??( ?2f6RgFW"?????GF6??"6"66?FV?B?F?R&Wv&G2&R?V?F?gV?????v??rF?BF?R?VF?6?6W'f?6R?&?f?FR6?6''?&W???BF?R?VF?6??R?BffV7BW'6??( ?2vV???&V??r?*?B??W2?RfVV?v??BF?BF?V?G26?G'W7B?6????27W&vV??'WB?6???VFv?V?B?B6V?6?&??F?W22?V??&V??r?( ??$Td?$RbeDU ?ET4?????U"4??%Bt?????7BvV?v?C??B&'??G&?6f?&??B&V?WfV?FR??W"GV??'?vWGF??r&?B?bF?RW?G&?7G&WF6?VB??WB6???&?V?B??W"?B?6V7F???F?BF?WB?BW?W&6?6Rv??( ?BF?V6???&F?????7G??GV??GV6?6?&R?6?F?fR7FWF?v&B6??f?FV?B?fRv?F??WB?f??rF???FRF?R?V?2?B'V?2???7GV?F?V?B&V??r???&Vf?&P??gFW ???W'6?WF?&??6???#26?WF?&??V?F?( ??C???