Abdominoplasty, tummy tuck or in a less popular phrase mommy makeover operation have two types in general : the mini tummy tuck during which the place of your belly button does not change and the other one is total tummy tuck.

Loose abdominal skin, stubborn belly fat, weak abdominal muscles after weight loss or multiple pregnancies are possible issues leading to a tummy tuck surgery. And this video outlines the overall abdominoplasty procedure, types of abdominoplasty and also gives a glimpse of a possible combined surgery with excess fat suction operation called liposuction and excess fat and skin removal operation tummy tuck.

This video covers the whole abdominoplasty post-op period from the moment you awaken from anesthesia to the late scar recovery period which lasts almost 12 months after tummy tuck surgery.

Just like in every other plastic surgery carried out under general or local anesthesia, smoking criterion is as important as your weight, height or chronic diseases. Because smoking before your surgery may cause skin necrosis that your surgeon would like to avoid. So it’s important that you quit smoking 3 weeks pre-op.

Are you aware of the fact that you can actually undergo a tummy tuck procedure only by keeping your blood sugar levels under control according to the advice of your doctor ? You can find the important information about tummy tuck surgery for diabetics in this video.

If you are considering getting tummy tuck surgery you need to make sure that you have fulfilled your desire to have babies as pregnancy just after an abdominoplasty procedure might affect the body contouring results in a bad way. Answer to your ``how long do I need to wait for a new pregnancy?' is in this video.