As we age, especially after childbirth or after losing and gaining weight, the skin on our abdomen can stretch, our abdominal muscles can weaken and fat can tend to accumulate. Diet and exercise often cannot solve these problems.

Abdominoplasty can help your abdomen become firmer and flatter by removing excess skin and fat, and by tightening the abdominal muscles. Although abdominoplasty cannot get rid of stretch marks, it can often dramatically improve them by partially removing the stretched skin and by tightening up the remaining skin.
Detailed information about all procedures can be obtained from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, as well as the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Anna's Comments & Information on Abdomonioplasty or "Tummy Tuck".