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
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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