After pregnancy, weight loss, or just with age, there can be a degree of laxity to the abdominal wall that is best treated with an abdominoplasty or “tummy tuck.” This surgery allows for the tightening of the muscles as well as the removal of excess fat and skin from the lower abdomen. It is common also to include liposuction of the flanks and back for the best results. There are many variations to the traditional tummy tuck that can be used based on your specific anatomy.While a strong core is helpful, many extremely fit patients are still excellent candidates for this procedure because all the exercise in the world can’t tighten a significant gap between the rectus muscles (a rectus diastasis) and definitely can’t fix skin laxity.We take many precautions during this surgery to make the procedure as safe and comfortable as possible. It can often be combined with complementary procedures such as liposuction, Renuvion tissue tightening, and breast surgery.