{"id":1689,"date":"2013-09-19T15:12:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T19:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevenringlermd.com\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2024-01-24T21:37:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:37:50","slug":"how-to-know-if-you-need-a-tummy-tuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevenringlermd.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-need-a-tummy-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know if You Need a Tummy Tuck"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thinking about a tummy tuck in Grand Rapids?<\/h2>\n<p>With all the new options in body contouring; SmartLipo, Body-Jet, Exilis Elite, <a title=\"CoolSculpting\" href=\"\/body-procedures-grand-rapids\/non-surgical\/coolsculpting\/\">CoolSculpting<\/a>, just to name a few, you may wonder if tummy tucks are becoming a thing of the past.\u00a0The short answer is no, not too likely.<\/p>\n<p>Women who have had a pregnancy often come to the realization that even when they have lost their weight gain from the baby, there remains some loose skin from the sudden weight loss and the abdomen can still protrude in a way that it did not pre-pregnancy. \u00a0The problem is that the size of baby has stretched and separated the muscle (diastasis). \u00a0An easy test is to lie on your back and lift your legs up together, if your upper stomach still protrudes, chances are good that the muscle has been separated and an Abdominoplasty is the only way to correct the problem.\u00a0 The surgery will also help reduce the loose skin for much sleeker and youthful contour.\u00a0 Many people report that after their <a title=\"Tummy Tuck Grand Rapids\" href=\"\/body-procedures-grand-rapids\/surgical\/tummy-tuck\/\">Abdominoplasty<\/a>, they have a flatter stomach than they\u2019ve ever had in their life.<\/p>\n<p>Men will frequently select Abdominoplasty if they have had extensive weight loss and are left with a great deal of loose skin.\u00a0 Most liposuction and non-invasive techniques can not fully address this problem.\u00a0 Those who have been successful at losing weight can be very disappointed at the loose skin that remains.\u00a0 Abdominoplasty can provide an excellent solution.\u00a0 For those with small pockets of excess fat and only a small amount of loose skin, <a title=\"SmartLipo Triplex Grand Rapids\" href=\"\/body-procedures-grand-rapids\/surgical\/smartlipo-triplex\/\">SmartLipo<\/a> can often be used to remove the fat and also provide a lesser amount of skin tightening.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in Abdominoplasty or any of our body contouring options, please call <a title=\"Dr. Steven L. Ringler\" href=\"\/\">Dr. Ringler<\/a> today and request a complimentary consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about a tummy tuck in Grand Rapids? With all the new options in body contouring; SmartLipo, Body-Jet, Exilis Elite, CoolSculpting, just to name a few, you may wonder if tummy tucks are becoming a thing of the past.\u00a0The short answer is no, not too likely. Women who have had a pregnancy often come to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenringlermd.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-need-a-tummy-tuck\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Know if You Need a Tummy Tuck<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,129],"tags":[156,45,172],"class_list":["post-1689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abdominoplasty","category-tummy-tuck-2","tag-abdominoplasty","tag-body-contouring","tag-grand-rapids-tummy-tuck"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do I Need a Tummy Tuck? | Steven L. 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