If you’re looking for a way to shape your body and see all your hard work pay off, it can be difficult to know where to start. Many people know about the tummy tuck, a surgical procedure designed to slim and rejuvenate the abdomen, but surgery is no longer the only option. It’s important to know that body contouring procedures might be a valuable alternative that could save you a lengthy recovery time. But how do you know which one is best? Your first step is to meet with a board-certified cosmetic surgeon like Dr. Kamran Dastoury. Here are some of the ways he determines whether a tummy tuck or body contouring package might be the better option based on your concerns.
Separated or Stretched Muscles: Tummy Tuck
Separated or stretched abdominal muscles are common after gaining significant weight or undergoing pregnancy. When the muscles become stretched or separated, they lose much of their function and can contribute to symptoms like back pain or incontinence. Surgery is often the most effective way to repair these muscles – Dr. Dastoury can suture them back together and ensure they can effectively support your body.
Mild to Moderate Excess Skin: Body Contouring
Small amounts of excess, loose skin in the stomach and surrounding areas can be effectively treated with non-surgical procedures like Renuvion. This option uses advanced technology to boost collagen production, contracting and thickening the skin. If you can pinch and pull small amounts of skin around your midsection, Renuvion may be a better option.
Moderate to Severe Excess Skin: Tummy Tuck
If you have more moderate to severe excess, sagging skin, then a tummy tuck is likely necessary. This includes skin that hangs like a flap or apron. This type of stretching is often beyond the capability of most body contouring technologies. During a tummy tuck, Dr. Dastoury can remove this skin and tighten the rest over the abdomen, creating a slimmer look.
Pinchable Inches of Fat: Body Contouring
Small, pinchable pockets of fat are within the realm of body contouring technologies or minimally invasive treatments. These types of fat pockets are common in people who are at a healthy weight but can’t seem to reduce fat through diet and exercise. Body contouring can effectively slim the slight pockets of fat around the stomach without the need for extensive surgery.
Stubborn, Protruding Abdominal Fat: Tummy Tuck
For fat that is more widespread around the stomach or noticeably protrudes, surgical removal is often more effective. Dr. Dastoury typically combines a tummy tuck with liposuction in these cases, allowing him to contour and remove fat directly. If you’re struggling with this type of fat, it’s likely leftover from pregnancy or significant weight loss.
Visible Muscle Tone: Body Contouring
If you’re in good shape and have good muscle tone but loose skin and excess fat are in the way of showing off your hard-earned contours, body contouring can help. Skin tightening and the removal of the small layer of fat can reveal more muscle tone and help you feel more confident. And you don’t need to spend significant time away from your workout regimen, either.
Schedule a Consultation
To meet with Dr. Dastoury and learn more about your options for slimming and refining your figure, contact Modern Surgical Arts of Denver today by calling or filling out our online form.