DOES ABDOMINOPLASTY (TUMMY TUCK) INCLUDE MUSCLE REPAIR?

Also known as a tummy tuck, in abdominoplasty surgery, muscle repair is crucial, particularly in postpartum women who have experienced stretching of the six pack muscle. The standard procedure includes not only skin resection and contouring but also muscle tightening to address the stretched muscle tissue. This ensures a more comprehensive and effective outcome for the patient.

Abdominoplasty does ordinarily include muscle repair. The main benefit of this is seen in postpartum women who have had some stretch of the tissue that holds six pack muscle to the midline after one, two or three pregnancies, and doesn’t necessarily come back as tight as it needed to be. 

Typically, what happens is, as the uterus is expanding, the six pack muscles separate from the midline a little bit, and they don’t return to the midline. The abdominoplasty surgery not only tightens the skin and contours the abdomen, but it also restores that midline strength through muscle repair. 

So the answer is yes. Standard abdominoplasty surgery includes not only that skin resection and the contouring procedure, but also that muscle tightening operation as well.