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Body Lift vs Tummy Tuck: The Choices
Eight guides to the choice between a body lift and a tummy tuck, written to compare two operations without promoting either. Neither is the default here; the extent of the laxity decides, and a body lift is the larger of the two.
All guides
8 guides
- Body Lift or Tummy Tuck? How Far Round the Problem GoesDeciding
- What a Body Lift Treats, and What It Leaves AloneThe operation
- What a Tummy Tuck Repairs, and Where It StopsThe alternative
- Weight Stability Before Either OperationPreparation
- Two Recovery Calendars: Body Lift and Tummy TuckRecovery
- Where the Scars Sit After Each OperationScars
- Staging the Operation: Why Some Plans Take TwoStaging
- When Neither a Body Lift Nor a Tummy Tuck FitsWhen neither
Start with an assessment, not a decision
Arrange a consultation. We will explain what each operation can and cannot change for your situation, and what the alternatives are.