Patients turn to Dr. Granzow when they have trouble getting rid of excess skin and fat that gravitates to their abdomen. A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, will remove this additional skin and fat, leaving a sculpted abdomen and improved waist. While you may think that diet and exercise will eventually achieve the same results, their effectiveness can be inhibited by:
- Aging. As men and women grow older, hormone levels drop drastically. Women notice new fat accumulating in their abdomen soon after menopause, while men usually notice gradual changes.
- Childbirth. Your body gains needed fat to support growing life. This weight gain can stretch beyond your skin’s elasticity and leave behind a stretched out abdominal wall and excess skin. The chances of this increase if you have more children.
- Significant weight loss. Losing significant amounts of weight will improve health, but may leave permanent excess skin folds in areas such as the belly. A tummy tuck is especially necessary in these cases because there is no other way to remove this excess skin.
- Diastasis Recti. Separated abdominal muscles that two-thirds of women experience after childbirth which result in the “mummy tummy”. Physical therapy can often improve this condition as well.
Factors like heredity and skin elasticity limit the way that your body will react to body and exercise. A tummy tuck may be the only way to regain the body that you want.