Tummy tuck expectations
You should expect an excellent result from what you describe, but it is impossible for me to really give you advice about your expectations without seeing pictures.
If you look like the first picture you show you should be able to have a great result. Make sure you seek a board certified plastic surgeon with a good reputation.
Your question can not be answered without seeing a photo of yourself. You can also schedule an appointment with a board certified plastic surgeon for an actual consultation.
Do I Have a Realistic Tummy Tuck Expectations
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I think without photos of you it is difficulty to give an answer to your questions. Please post your photos for a more in depth answer.
The photos you show are good results and are achievable by most skilled and appropriately trained surgeons. Without examining you, it is difficult to tell what kind of results you could achieve. I agree that some photographs of you would help us give you additional advice.
Without seeing pictures of you (I only see photos of patients that you want to look like), its hard to answer your question. Can you post photos of yourself?
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Without losing some weight your goal may not be realistic. Laying down gets all the weight of the intra-abdominal contents off the abdominal wall. Standing up with a tightened abdominal wall will still have all that contents pushing out on the abdomen. This is not to say you won’t have a significant improvement. Your goal will be more likely attainable at a weight of, say 140, where your BMI would be 22, in the mid-range of normal. Best to discuss all with a plastic surgeon. When you are ready for an in person consultation, RealSelf tummy tuck has listings of surgeons in your area. You should consider cross referencing the listings from the The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (plasticsurgery dot org). A listing in the ASPS website assures you that your surgeon is not only board certified, but also is a member in good standing of the major plastic surgery organization in the U. S.
Realistic Abdominoplasty Results
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Results after an abdominoplasty procedure are generally better if you have already achieved a stable, realistic weight for your frame.
Although your BMI calculates to about 26, I would not say this disqualifies you from the potential benefits of a tummy tuck. You do not say whether or not you’ve been pregnant, or if you plan to be pregnant again, but your description sounds like you have an
abdominal wall that may well benefit from the routine muscle plication performed with an abdominoplasty. I tell my patients that they need to postpone an abdominoplasty procedure until they are done having children I would say the photo shown above represents an average, good result.
Obviously, you would first need to be examined by a plastic surgeon, and I recommend that he or she be board certified in plastic surgery.
More Weight Loss Would Make Tummy Tuck Goal More Likely
From your side photo it is evident that you have significant intra-abdominal fat. While a tummy tuck with liposuction would help, it would not give you the flat tummy simulated in the second photo without the loss of some intra-abdominal fat. Intra-abdominal fat does limit the amount of flattening and waist definition that you achieve after a tummy tuck. Additional weight loss would make your goal much more realistic.
