ab·dom·i·no·plas·ty ( b-d m  -n -pls t )n. Plastic surgery of the abdomen in which excess fatty tissue and skin are removed, usually for cosmetic purposes. |
abdominoplasty,
a surgical procedure for tightening the abdominal muscles. Also called tummy tuck.
Abdominoplasty
A usually cosmetic procedure consisting of the excision of a large horizontal ellipse of excess skin and fat from the anterior wall of the lower abdomen after multiple pregnancies or large weight loss, due to weakened abdominal muscles and sagging skin; tucks may improve stretch marks
abdominoplasty
Tummy tuck Cosmetic surgery The excision of a large horizontal ellipse of skin and fat from the anterior wall of the lower abdomen, and an upper abdominal flap is stretched to the suprapubic incision and sewn in place; the
umbilicus is exteriorized through an incision in the flap at the proper level Raison d'etre Vanity Cost $4500. See Cosmetic surgery.
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