Skip to content
Tannan Plastic Surgery | Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, NC
Tannan Plastic Surgery | Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, NC
Plastic Surgery for Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, NC

10208 Cerny St, Suite 204
Raleigh, NC 27617
Get directions

(919) 797-0996

Schedule a consultation

  • Home
  • About
    • About Dr. Shruti Tannan
    • About Kristie Foushee, RN
    • About Dr. Cynthia Diehl
    • Meet the Staff
    • Our Surgical Suite
    • Friends of TPS
  • Procedures
    • Botox / Filler
    • Sclerotherapy
    • Skin Care
    • Mommy Makeover
    • Breast
      • Breast Augmentation
      • Breast Lift
      • Breast Reconstruction
      • Breast Reduction
      • Breast Revision
      • Inverted Nipple
    • Body
      • Liposuction
      • Tummy Tuck
      • Buttock Lift
      • Body Contouring
      • Arm Lift
      • Thigh Lift
      • Labiaplasty
      • Scar Revision
      • Tattoo Removal
    • Face
      • Botox / Filler
      • Skin Care
      • Facelift
      • Lip Augmentation
      • Rhinoplasty
      • Brow Lift
      • Eyelid Surgery
    • Hand
      • Hand Rejuvenation
      • Carpal Tunnel Surgery
      • Thumb Arthritis
      • Trigger Finger
      • Dupuytren’s Contracture
      • Ganglion Cyst
    • Non-Invasive
      • miraDry
      • CoolSculpting
      • CoolTone
      • Cellfina
      • ThermiVa
      • ThermiTight
      • SmartLipo
    • Male Procedures
      • Botox / Filler
      • Gynecomastia
      • Body Contouring
      • Face
    • Fat Grafting
  • Gallery
    • Breast Augmentation Before and After
    • Tummy Tuck Before and After
    • Mommy Makeover Before and After
    • Breast Lift | Breast Reduction Before and After
  • Resources
    • Cost Calculator
    • Recovery Calculator
    • BMI Calculator
    • Specials & Rewards
    • Testimonials
    • Media
    • Pillars of Practice
    • Plastic Surgery Financing
    • Travel & Accommodations
    • Patient Forms
  • Blog
    • Most Popular Posts
    • Plastic Surgery
    • Breast
    • Body
    • Face
  • Contact
FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube
  • Home
  • About
    • About Dr. Shruti Tannan
    • About Kristie Foushee, RN
    • About Dr. Cynthia Diehl
    • Meet the Staff
    • Our Surgical Suite
    • Friends of TPS
  • Procedures
    • Botox / Filler
    • Sclerotherapy
    • Skin Care
    • Mommy Makeover
    • Breast
      • Breast Augmentation
      • Breast Lift
      • Breast Reconstruction
      • Breast Reduction
      • Breast Revision
      • Inverted Nipple
    • Body
      • Liposuction
      • Tummy Tuck
      • Buttock Lift
      • Body Contouring
      • Arm Lift
      • Thigh Lift
      • Labiaplasty
      • Scar Revision
      • Tattoo Removal
    • Face
      • Botox / Filler
      • Skin Care
      • Facelift
      • Lip Augmentation
      • Rhinoplasty
      • Brow Lift
      • Eyelid Surgery
    • Hand
      • Hand Rejuvenation
      • Carpal Tunnel Surgery
      • Thumb Arthritis
      • Trigger Finger
      • Dupuytren’s Contracture
      • Ganglion Cyst
    • Non-Invasive
      • miraDry
      • CoolSculpting
      • CoolTone
      • Cellfina
      • ThermiVa
      • ThermiTight
      • SmartLipo
    • Male Procedures
      • Botox / Filler
      • Gynecomastia
      • Body Contouring
      • Face
    • Fat Grafting
  • Gallery
    • Breast Augmentation Before and After
    • Tummy Tuck Before and After
    • Mommy Makeover Before and After
    • Breast Lift | Breast Reduction Before and After
  • Resources
    • Cost Calculator
    • Recovery Calculator
    • BMI Calculator
    • Specials & Rewards
    • Testimonials
    • Media
    • Pillars of Practice
    • Plastic Surgery Financing
    • Travel & Accommodations
    • Patient Forms
  • Blog
    • Most Popular Posts
    • Plastic Surgery
    • Breast
    • Body
    • Face
  • Contact
Aug122018
Skin Removal After Pregnancy C-Section - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Skin Removal After Pregnancy and C-Section

Our abdominal muscles are one of the hardest working muscle groups in the body. They help us breathe, walk, run, and perform our daily activities. In spite of this, the abs are one of the most difficult areas to tone. Add pregnancy and childbirth to the mix and tight, flat abs become extremely challenging to achieve. What can we do about the extra fat, separated muscles, and excess tissue that requires skin removal?

Do I have belly fat, separated muscles or extra skin?

The dreaded ab flab and loose skin, generally referred to as belly pooch, is a common phenomenon after giving birth. We often see this pooch often after a C-section delivery, but moms who don’t have C-sections may have a pooch, too. Exercises to flatten the stomach after pregnancy are a great start to shed fat, lose weight and tone the muscles.

When no amount of diet and exercise seem to work, these two reasons might be to blame:

  1. The saggy belly area is not all fat. Instead, it is mostly stretched-out excess skin that doesn’t have anywhere to go. Surgical skin removal might be the only way to address this problem.
  2. The left and right halves of the abs muscles have spread apart by over 2 centimeters during pregnancy to accommodate the growing baby (“diastasis recti”). The weakened, stretched out muscles don’t move back post-pregnancy. Furthermore, the thin midline tissue is too weak to support the organs and torso. The result is a belly pooch.

For effective skin removal and muscle repair after pregnancy and a C-section, it might be time to consider an Abdominoplasty, commonly called a Tummy Tuck.

 

Diastasis Recti

Photo Credit: babycenter

C-Section Scar and Pooch - Tannan Plastic Surgery

What Can I Do About My C-Section Scar and Pooch?

Mommy Makeover Cost - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Overcoming Back Pain and Incontinence After Pregnancy

How is skin removal achieved with a Tummy Tuck?

Tummy Tuck is a common plastic surgery technique that fixes the problem from the inside out. I love this surgery because it has functional and reconstructive benefits in addition to restoring your underlying shape. With a well concealed scar down in the bikini line, your board certified plastic surgeon lifts up the skin, shakes it out, and then trims the excess. Think of this much like straightening a bedsheet full of wrinkles by shaking it out, lifting up, and then pulling it tight across all the edges.

A combination of Liposuction and excess skin removal tightens the loose abdominal wall, smoothens the waistline, and contours the belly. During the procedure, I also repair the diastasis recti with surgical techniques to tighten your “six-pack.” Protecting that muscle repair is the key to your Tummy Tuck Recovery.

Here are Before and After pictures of a patient that had a Tummy Tuck with Liposuction at Tannan Plastic Surgery. Slide the cursor to see the amazing difference that a Tummy Tuck makes.

— SLIDE THE CURSOR —

Tummy Tuck 1a BEFORE - Tannan Plastic SurgeryTummy Tuck 1a AFTER - Tannan Plastic Surgery
Liposuction vs CoolSculpting - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Lipo vs Tummy Tuck: Which One Should I Get?

Tummy Tuck - Tannan Plastic Surgery

How Much Does a Tummy Tuck Cost?

How much weight do you lose with a Tummy Tuck?

Weight loss with a Tummy Tuck is typically only in the range of 2 to 5 pounds. If this seems surprising, remember that a Tummy Tuck is not intended to be a weight-loss operation. Rather, it is a shaping technique to consider after you have lost all the weight you hope to lose. If you are not planning any future pregnancies, and if you have been at a stable weight for 3-6 months, then the timing might be right for your Tummy Tuck.

Consider a Tummy Tuck as part of a full Mommy Makeover to restore your normal pre-pregnancy feminine physique (this often means a Breast Lift or Breast Augmentation, or Breast Reduction) in addition to skin removal and tightening of the core. Take the first step by reviewing our Plastic Surgery Cost Calculator and Plastic Surgery Recovery Calculator, then give us a call for a personal consultation.

Schedule your consultation with Dr. Tannan today!

Share this post
Share with FacebookShare with TwitterShare with LinkedIn

Related Posts

5 Signs You Are Ready for a Mommy Maekover - Tannan Plastic Surgery
5 Signs You Are Ready for a Mommy Makeover
January 17, 2021
Which Parts of the Body Can Be Treated with Liposuction
October 24, 2020
Get Rid of a FUPA - Tannan Plastic Surgery
The Best Way to Get Rid of a FUPA (Fat Upper Pubic Area)
June 14, 2020
Traveling for Plastic Surgery - Tannan Plastic Surgery
Five Things You Should Know Before Traveling for Plastic Surgery
March 29, 2020
Tummy Tuck Recovery Time - Tannan Plastic Surgery
How Long Does Tummy Tuck Recovery Take?
January 7, 2020
Mini Tummy Tuck - Tannan Plastic Surgery
Everything You Need to Know About a Mini Tummy Tuck
October 13, 2019

Cost-Calculator-1024x682

Recovery-Calculator-1024x682

BMI-Calculator-1024x682

ZO Skin Health Order - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Schedule a Consultation

Submitclear

Recent Blog Posts
  • 5 Signs You Are Ready for a Mommy Maekover - Tannan Plastic Surgery
    5 Signs You Are Ready for a Mommy Makeover
    January 17, 2021
  • Breast Augmentation Recovery Timeline -Tannan Plastic Surgery
    Breast Augmentation Recovery: A Week-By-Week Guide
    January 3, 2021
  • Office Entrance - Tannan Plastic Surgery
    Dr. Tannan Recognized as a Top Plastic Surgeon in Raleigh NC
    December 13, 2020
Blog Post Topics
body body contouring botox breast breast augmentation breast implants breast lift breast reconstruction breast reduction breast revision brow lift butt lift eyelid surgery face facelift fat grafting filler hand labiaplasty liposuction mommy makeover rhinoplasty skin care tummy tuck
Follow Us On Facebook
Contact

Tannan Plastic Surgery
10208 Cerny St, Suite 204
Raleigh, NC 27617
[email protected]
Phone: (919) 797-0996
Fax: (919) 381-5547
Get directions >

*Your results may vary.

Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Procedures
  • Gallery
  • Resources
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Contact
Procedures
  • Botox / Filler
  • Skin Care
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Body
  • Breast
  • Face
  • Hand
© 2019 Tannan Plastic Surgery, PLLC