Non Surgical Tummy Tuck

Tummy tuck is the technical term for a surgical tummy tuck that may be required if you have extensive sagging around your abdomen after significant weight loss, abdominal liposuction, pregnancy or other reasons. An abdominoplasty is an outpatient procedure that requires:

• General anesthesia
• Large incisions with fat and excess skin removed from the area stretching from your belly button to your pubis
• Tissue tightened with permanent stitches
• Drainage tubes left in for a few days
• Wearing support garments for up to six weeks
• Limited activity for six to eight weeks

While the results from a tummy tuck are permanent as long as you maintain your ideal weight, results from a no-surgery tummy tuck can be equally impressive as long as you keep your weight stable. Various types of non-surgical tummy tucks differ from traditional surgical procedures in that they rely on:

• No or very minor incisions that heal within days
• The use of heat, radiofrequency waves, lasers or water to remove or shrink fat
• Only local anesthesia and maybe a twilight dose to relax you
• Procedures that last as little as an hour or less
• Minimal downtime, usually just days
• No or few activity restrictions
• New, advanced techniques that are being continually improved
• Machines that are calibrated to reduce risks
• Immediate results that improve even more over time

Following an extensive interview so that your New York City doctor understands your medical history, your lifestyle and your goals for your appearance and health, Dr. Shokrian makes recommendations about which type of tummy tuck ultimately will serve your best interests. And even when you both decide that a non-surgical tummy tuck is your choice to help you achieve your goals, you have even more options.

At this Manhattan practice, the doctor looks at you as a whole person instead of just a body that needs work. A no-surgery tummy tuck may be presented in a number of ways, such as:

• BodyTite. This procedure is ideal for both women and men who’ve experienced significant weight loss. A special machine melts fat away from inside and outside of your abdominal region with thermal energy. You’re given local anesthesia and a sedative to relax. Your top plastic surgeon in New York City makes a tiny one-to-two-millimeter incision. To get to your desired look, you only need one treatment lasting from one to four hours. This radiofrequency technology removes fat without creating saggy skin.
• Lipo 360. No stitches are required after the tiny incisions are made all the way around your mid-section, thus the 360 reference. This is primarily done to suck out the excess fat in your tummy, but it can leave sagging skin, which is why it’s best reserved for younger people with minimal fat to remove. About 10 pounds of fat can be removed with this procedure and you can be back at your normal level of activity within a few days.
• Aqualipo. As the name implies, this procedure relies on water to flush out the fat from your abdomen. It’s a gentle procedure that also requires a barely noticeable incision that doesn’t even need stitches. It’s a great way to accentuate any underlying muscles, so it’s ideal if you want to show off a six-pack that’s buried underneath a bit too much fat. You can get back to your normal activities the same day.
• Non-invasive tummy tuck. If you’re not overweight and just want tighter abs, then you may make a great candidate for cold energy or ultrasound fat removal. There’s no downtime and no incisions. An ultrasound transducer sends energy that destroys fat cells, which are absorbed in your body and eliminated. Cryolipolysis, sometimes called fat freezing, basically is a controlled form of frostbite that destroys fat without harming your skin. Like ultrasound, fat is absorbed in the body and eliminated.