Am I a Good Candidate for a Tummy Tuck?

    SEATTLE, WA, October 03, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The surgical procedure known as a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is one of the most requested cosmetic plastic surgeries in the United States. This surgical procedure tightens abdominal muscles and removes excess fat and skin at the same time. Men and women with sagging, loose abdominal skin and fat can benefit greatly from this surgery.

What Makes a Good Tummy Tuck Candidate?
A good candidate for a tummy tuck is a person in good physical and mental health, but one who has excess skin and fat in the abdominal area that diet and exercise has no effect on. A good candidate would be well aware of the risks and side effects associated with this surgery also.

Pregnancy causes the skin and muscles of some women to stretch beyond the point the skin and muscles can return to their pre-pregnancy shape and location naturally, without surgical assistance. Other possible candidates for a tummy tuck are those people who have worked very hard to lose a great deal of weight, only to be left with excess, sagging skin in the abdominal area. People of a certain age who lose skin elasticity as a result of the normal aging process can also benefit from an abdominoplasty.

A good candidate for a tummy tuck should have an understanding of what the procedure involves and realistic goals for the outcome. A tummy tuck will repair and tighten abdominal muscles and greatly improve the body's contour and appearance which in turn, can improve self-confidence. Some examples of what makes a good candidate for a tummy tuck include, but are not limited to the following:
• A person who possesses good physical and psychological health
• One with excess abdominal fat that diet and exercise has no effect on
• One with excess or sagging abdominal skin
• One with a protruding abdomen
• Weakened abdominal muscles
• Childbearing years are ended

Abdominoplasty leaves a permanent scar (but scars can be reduced through scar reduction treatments) across the bikini line area, but the incision is made in a natural crease of the skin and is easily hidden with normal wearing apparel. Postponing a tummy tuck until your childbearing years have ended is a good idea and one a highly skilled and experienced plastic surgeon would suggest.

If you reside in the greater Seattle area, including Bellevue, Tacoma, Kirkland and Everett, Washington, please visit the website of Dr. David F. Pratt, Pratt Plastic Surgery today if you are interested in learning more about the procedure known as a tummy tuck.

Website: http://www.prattplasticsurgery.com

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