Tummy tuck or liposuction, that is the question.

Now that Spring has arrived in Manhattan women are already starting to bare their midsection. While belly shirts have been in fashion for some time they are not for everyone. Protruding bellies with loose skin, stretch marks and hip fat also known as “the muffin top” can be corrected with surgery. Abdominoplasty or tummy tuck is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin along with stretch marks and tighten the loose muscle. The best candidates for this procedure are women who have undergone pregnancy and are left with excess flabby abdominal skin. Men and women who have undergone weight loss are also good candidates for a tummy tuck.

Liposuction is often performed in combination with a tummy tuck to further contour the abdomen and flank areas. While liposuction is an excellent procedure for reducing localized unwanted stubborn fat deposits it does not correct loose stretched out skin.

The best way to tell if you are a candidate for a tummy tuck is to bend over at the waist while standing up as if you were going to dive into a swimming pool. If your belly skin hangs over your underwear a tummy tuck may be the answer.

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