Body Case #4970

This 35-year-old woman was 5 feet 4 inches tall and 125 pounds. She came to us for hernia repair and a tummy tuck at our practice in New York City to restore her midsection after 2 pregnancies.

Patient Age: 35

Pregnancies: 2

Motivation for tummy Tuck:

Hernia repair

Cosmetic umbilical repair (belly button cosmetics)

Tummy Tuck Technique:

Full abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)

Tightening of the abdominal muscles

Anesthesia: General

Tummy Tuck Recovery:She was back at work by 2 weeks, but she told us that she really wasn't totally comfortable until the third week post-op.

• Patient #: 4970
• Gender: Female
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Age: 31 - 35
• Procedure: Tummy Tuck