Body Lift and Body Contouring in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, California

Tummy Tuck After Massive Weight Loss

There are many types of abdominoplasty that are performed on daily basis in the realm of plastic surgery. Most weight loss patients often benefit from a circumferential abdominoplasty with or without a Fleur-de-lis component (vertical incision). Circumferential abdominoplasty, also known as a belt abdominoplasty, is reserved for those patients who present with lower body laxity. The typical patient is unhappy with the looseness of her/his abdomen, thighs, and buttocks. The circumferential abdominoplasty creates incisions that span the patient’s lower back. Through these incisions, the excess abdominal, waist, and lower back tissue are removed. The buttocks and outer thighs are elevated and the abdominoplasty procedure is completed.

Some patients may need an Inverted-T or Fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty. This procedure combines a vertical resection of excess abdominal tissue with that of the horizontal resection that the circumferential abdominoplasty offers. The vertical incision of Fleur-de-lis is reserved for those rare patients who have lost significant weight and need a substantial quantity of skin and tissue removed. The patients often present with both vertical and circumferential abdominal tissue laxity and have lost their hour-glass look due to fullness of the waist and sides. Whereas the vertical incision removes excess circumferential tissue, the horizontal resection removes excess vertical tissue. Fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty is also suitable for those patients who already have a midline incision due to previous abdominal surgery, such as gall bladder surgery or open gastric bypass surgery.

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