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Tummy Tuck
November 26, 2007
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More than eleven and a half million cosmetic procedures were performed last year
in the U.S.
Looking at Connie Brown, it is hard to believe that just over a year ago she was
seriously overweight. “ I decided to get a little healthy and change my diet and
exercise,” says Connie. After a year of hard work Connie lost the weight. As the
pounds disappeared, new problem areas came into view. “ I lost 112 pounds and with
that came a lot of extra skin. I had four children, and four C-sections. There was
just things that was not going to be different no matter how much exercise I did.”
So Connie consulted with a surgeon and decided a tummy tuck could fine-tune her
figure.
Dr. Drew Kreegel explains, “The amount of weight she lost, over one hundred pounds,
was very impressive so obviously we were dealing with a patient who was very motivated
and had a lot of determination. I had no doubt that she could tolerate the surgery
and be successful post operatively.” The main goal of a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty
is to eliminate excess skin and fat while tightening muscles. “Surgery is not an
end all and it’s certainly not a magic wand, it’s part of a program. It certainly
makes a very significant difference physically but as important is it makes a very
significant contribution to the psychological improvement of the patient,” says
Dr. Kreegel.
“ I had realistic expectations and it really surpassed that, I was ecstatic," says
Connie Brown. Doctor Kreegel says it takes about seven weeks to fully recover from
a tummy tuck procedure.
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