If you are embarrassed about your stomach, or the bulges it creates underneath your pants or dresses, the situation can be quite distressing. Despite eating healthy and exercising on a regular basis, many women and men find that their stomachs insist on bulging. For women, this is an especially common problem after she has gone through pregnancy (and/or multiple pregnancies). Thankfully, in this situation, Hawaii plastic surgeons can be of great assistance.

The tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty, has been practiced by Hawaii plastic surgeons for longer than liposuction, and in fact, it was once considered to be the only alternative for patients who struggled with excess stomach fat.

Although tummy tucks are still routinely performed, liposuction may be a more viable option for the majority of patients. While Hawaii plastic surgeons will advise as to which option is best depending upon your individual case, you should still learn about the differences between the two surgeries

.

Hawaii Plastic Surgeons: Tummy Tuck vs. Liposuction Skin Tightening

The tummy tuck is a more involved surgical procedure for Hawaii plastic surgeons. When a tummy tuck is performed, the Hawaii plastic surgeons remove a large quantity of skin from the lower abdominal area.

For those who have a large proportion of excess skin, this procedure might be the best choice for you. For example, a tummy tuck might be appropriate if a patient has lost a considerable amount of weight and is left with drooping folds of skin that has lost its resilience. Your Hawaii plastic surgeon can remove your excess fat, creating a flatter, tighter stomach that is not plagued by excess folds.

On the other hand, when liposuction is performed by Hawaii plastic surgeons, the skin shrinks. For many patients, the tightening of the skin post-procedure is sufficient to reduce excess skin. Patients will see the skin in the area shrink and tighten in about three to five weeks after the procedure. After a liposuction procedure by Hawaii plastic surgeons, your skin will more likely return to its relatively normal look, similar to how your stomach appeared pre-pregnancy.

Hawaii Plastic Surgeons: Tummy Tuck vs. Liposuction Healing Time

Liposuction conducted by Hawaii plastic surgeons can often be the perfect solution to a stomach that is less than flat and firm looking. A tummy tuck is more traumatic to the body that is liposuction, and in particular, tumescent liposuction. When tumescent liposuction is performed by Hawaii plastic surgeons, it is done using local anesthetic. There is no sedation or general anesthesia required, which means that the risks to the patient are reduced and the healing and recovery time is much quicker.

There are only a few small incisions that need to be made by the Hawaii plastic surgeons during the procedure. These incisions are not very noticeable at all. The belly button of the patient is left intact. Patients of liposuction are generally up and walking around a short period of time after the procedure. Most patients return to work in a week's time or less.

On the other hand, the incision from a tummy tuck usually starts at one hip and extends all of the way over to the other hip. It is often necessary for the Hawaii plastic surgeons to move the belly button downward. The level of pain and discomfort to the patient is much greater in terms of a tummy tuck than it is with liposuction, and it may take two to four weeks of healing for the patient to return to work.

Performed by Hawaii plastic surgeons, both the tummy tuck and liposuction procedures can help you achieve the stomach you desire ? allowing you to feel more confident, whether you are wearing a flattering pant suit at work, or flaunting your newly sculpted body at the beach!