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Thomas B. McNemar, MD, FACS

Bariatric Tummy Tuck

Following significant weight loss after your bariatric surgery, typically you are left with unwanted hanging skin in the upper and lower abdomen and also the abdominal wall muscles have loosened. Dr. McNemar performs bariatric tummy tucks for Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Stockton, Modesto, and other Bay Area patients. Tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is a cosmetic surgical procedure to remove excess skin while tightening abdominal muscles. There are cosmetic reasons to have this surgery as well as hygienic reasons.

For weight loss patients from California communities such as Modesto, San Ramon, Stockton, and Walnut Creek, tummy tucks offer the ability to slim your stomach and create a more attractive midsection contour. Request your consultation online at Dr. McNemar's San Ramon or Tracy locations and receive a complimentary excerpt from Dr. McNemar's new book, Breast Augmentation & Body Contouring, which includes information you need to know about achieving your ideal look through body contouring plastic surgery.

Dr. McNemar is a post bariatric plastic surgery specialist who enjoys taking a personal approach to your care. His specialty Web site on post weight loss surgery for San Francisco area residents provides detailed information on procedure options and can give you a better sense of the types of results he has been able to achieve for people just like you. Take a moment to visit www.BariatricPlasticSurgeon.com for more information.

Why Choose Bariatric Tummy Tuck?

Post-weight loss, there's no getting around it - you have issues to deal with. One is the unsightly hanging skin, and another is the possible skin irritation and pain from those folds of skin, which can lead to hygienic problems. Often what happens is that moisture stays in between the abdominal folds of hanging skin and then friction inflames those areas because the folds of skin rub against each. This can subsequently cause a skin condition called intertriginous dermatitis. Your skin can be irritated, turn red, be often painful and itchy. Beyond that, the skin flakes, bleeds, and then become infected.

If you don't have bariatric abdominoplasty in San Ramon or Tracy, you will always have to keep the skin dry in between the folds and wear loose clothing to minimize the frequency of these skin inflammation flare-ups. Tummy tuck can relieve this discomfort.

Your Tracy or San Ramon Abdominoplasty

For bariatric patients, tummy tuck is often combined with a thigh lift to provide a complete reshaping of the lower body. Abdominoplasty corrects a loose, protruding or sagging abdomen and creates a flatter, tighter abdominal profile by removing excess abdominal fat and skin. The procedure may include tightening of the abdominal wall where muscles have weakened. Incisions are made at or just above the pubic area. Generally, tummy tuck is performed as an outpatient procedure under general anesthesia, or local anesthesia with sedation.

In many cases, liposuction is used during the tummy tuck procedure to remove adjacent areas of excess fat. Where excess skin or weakened muscles are not factors, liposuction alone is an alternative for some weight loss patients. After the procedure, swelling subsides and inital results appear in 2 to 4 weeks, with final results being revealed in about 2 months. Incision lines should continue to flatten and fade for up to 1 year.

If you're considering bariatric abdominoplasty in San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Tracy, or Modesto, plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas McNemar should be on the top of your list. He literally wrote the book on body contouring—request your consultation today and receive a complimentary excerpt from Dr. McNemar's book, Breast Augmentation & Body Contouring. Or, call (925) 866-0177 for our San Ramon office or (209) 834-0626 for our Tracy office to make your appointment.