Whether we like it or not, society places a great deal on the way we look. You can probably find several things wrong with your appearance if you hold yourself up to the Hollywood or cosmetic "ideal." While this used to be the realm of women most of the time, men are increasingly aware of their appearance and the limitations that come from simply watching their weight and exercising. No matter what men do, the presence of love handles, or a spare tire, or a pot belly may give them the vapors. The urge to have a flatter and/or tighter midsection may not be realized by crunches, eating right, or wishing alone. In cases like this, many men have turned to the procedure.



There are many reasons why the muscles of the abdomen weaken and the skin begins to sag. Dramatic changes in weight are certainly one of them. However, the main reason is that aging causes the fat to redistribute to the abdominal region. When this happens, it seems that that slim look you once had as a younger man is lost forever. But a male abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, enhances the look of the abdominal region by excising sagging skin and tightening the muscles. What a tummy tuck is not is a way to simply shed excess pounds. With a balanced diet and regular exercise, you'll be able to keep a youthful appearance for a very long time.

There is more than one way to have a tummy tuck procedure. This depends on the extent of the cosmetic surgery determined by your cosmetic surgeon. They are performed either under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation.

In a partial abdominoplasty, the cosmetic surgeon makes an incision in the pelvic area from one hipbone to the next. After the incision is made, excess fat is removed and the underlying muscle fiber is tightened. The skin is then pulled taut over the area. Excess skin is then removed and carefully sutured into place. This leaves the skin smooth without sagging.

Your cosmetic surgeon makes the same type of initial incision in a traditional abdominoplasty as he does in the partial tummy tuck; however, in this case, a second incision is made above the navel, which is moved so that the entire region's muscle can be tightened, and the skin excised. Your cosmetic surgeon will also create a new navel. Your entire abdomen will look firmer and tighter with this procedure.

Other procedures include the endoscopic tummy tuck, wherein your cosmetic surgeon uses an endoscope hooked up to a computer to see what he is doing. No skin is excised in this procedure. There is also the high lateral tension abdominoplasty, which leaves a smaller scar and is less likely to create a "ledge" when the tummy tuck heals.

If you are in the Indianapolis, Indiana area and would like more information on the male tummy tuck, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of Indiana to set up an initial consultation with