Question:
I have excess fat around my tummy from three pregnancies that I just cannot seem to get rid of no matter how many sit ups I do, can a tummy tuck help? Is lipo an option?
Answer:
Pregnancies not only stretch out your skin creating looseness and laxity of the skin of the tummy but they also stretch out the muscles of the abdomen. Especially in cases where patients have developed significant stretch marks after pregnancies the only way to really get rid of it is with a tummy tuck that will not only remove the excess skin and fat of the lower abdomen but it will also tighten up the muscles of the abdomen that were separated with pregnancies and liposuction is also a tool that is used for sculpting with almost all abdominoplasties.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.