Especially in women who have had multiple pregnancies, widening and thinning of the abdominal muscles may contribute to problems with the outcomes of abdominoplasty ("tummy tuck") surgery, reports a ...

An abdominoplasty — commonly known as a “tummy tuck” — is a cosmetic surgical procedure that aims to flatten the stomach area through the removal of excess skin and fat and tightening of the abdominal ...

After significant weight loss, many people are left with excess loose skin around their abdominal area. An abdominoplasty—or “tummy tuck”—is a surgical operation that removes this excess skin and ...

A tummy tuck is a procedure that can help to tighten or remove excess skin from your abdomen. Depending on the results you’re looking for, there may be alternative procedures that better suit your ...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Overlake Medical Center and Proliance surgeon Dr. Helen Kim are offering a unique and complex procedure to repair hernias and severely damaged abdominal muscles ...

an inability to stand fully upright for a couple of days or weeks, pain and bruising for a few weeks, swelling for several weeks or months, and numbness, a pulling sensation, and/or tightness and pain ...

Pregnancy, obesity, and significant weight loss can cause apron belly. Keeping the skinfold clean and dry helps prevent infections. Surgery like a tummy tuck can remove excess skin and fat. "Apron ...

A tummy tuck is a procedure that tightens the loose, sagging skin between your belly button and the pubic area. However, the scope of the process might vary, depending on your needs and preferences.

It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) — about two thirds of mothers-to-be do.

“Diastasis recti” means your belly sticks out because the space between your left and right belly muscles has widened. You might call it a “pooch.” It's very common among pregnant women. About ...