Liposuction or tummy tuck: Understanding the anatomical difference.
The difference between removing local fat and tightening abdominal muscle and loose skin, explained plainly.
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- Dr Prernna Taneja
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The short answer.
Patients seeking body contouring often confuse liposuction with abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Liposuction extracts stubborn localized fat deposits in patients with good skin elasticity. In contrast, a tummy tuck excises redundant lax skin and repairs rectus diastasis (separated abdominal muscles) following significant weight loss or pregnancy.
