Tummy Tuck

If you have excess skin and fat on your abdomen, you might be a perfect canddiate for a tummy tuck. A tummy tuck (abdominoplasy) is a procedure where our Board-Certified plastic surgeon expertly removes excess skin and fat while also tightening the existing abdominal muscles for tight, trim appearance. Please view this infographic for more information about tummy tucks:

Love handles are deposits of excess fat that accumulate in the waist. Often stubbornly resistant to diet and exercise, love handles can be a source of embarrassment, limit clothing options, and may even increase your risks for a number of serious illnesses and diseases.

Diastasis recti is the medical name for any separation of the rectus abdominis muscles – more commonly referred to as the “six pack.” A condition common in pregnant women where abdominal muscle separation is necessary to accommodate the growing baby, diastasis recti can reduce core strength and balance, impact the general appearance of the belly, and increase risks for abdominal herniation. Unfortunately, the condition cannot be treated through abdominal exercises and some, such as crunches, may even exacerbate the problem.

Tummy tuck surgery offers our Denver patients a number of benefits, but to get the most out of your abdominoplasty, you need to prepare. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr.