Procedure: Revision of a Previous Reverse Tummy Tuck (removal of loose skin on the upper abdomen)
Age: 42
Height: 5’5
Weight Before: 120 pounds
Weight After: 112 pounds
Size Before: 4
Size After: 2
Despite having an intense exercise regimen, this patient was disappointed that her loose upper abdominal skin remained. After undergoing a reverse tummy tuck procedure elsewhere, she scheduled a consultation with Dr. Patronella to discuss revision of her results, which she found unsatisfactory. Dr. Patronella performed a revision reverse tummy tuck, which improved her belly button and restored the firmer tone to her abdomen that she desired. She reports that she’s now enjoying greater confidence–no longer embarrassed when wearing swimwear or workout clothes. In addition, she’s pleased that her hard work at the gym is more visible!
Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella One reason why I don’t favor mini tummy tuck surgery in most of the women I see who desire improvement of the abdomen after childbirth is this the lower abdomen can be flattened, but it would disproportionally affect the unpaired upper abdomen by leaving a bulge in the upper abdomen, […]
Learn MoreBy Dr. Chris Patronella Women make a tremendous sacrifice when they have children—a sacrifice that involves their body and their time. And oftentimes, after having children, the body isn’t the way it used to be. It can be very disheartening for a women to know what they had before and to see what they see […]
Learn More By Dr. Chris Patronella Introduction In the patients’ preoperative photos featured in this video, the abdominal appearance is very round and protuberant. No exercise in the world is going to fix this. But it can be surgically-corrected in a tummy tuck procedure. In the patients’ postoperative photos you can see how effective the tummy […]
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