As we head toward summer, that means more free time with lots of barbecues and outings to the beach. This is the time of year when we do a lot of Beverly Hills tummy tuck surgery. People want to look their best, and most people who are good candidates for tummy tuck procedures tend to have excess skin focussed on the belly. Exercise and diet will rarely work when there is loose skin. And the fat beneath this sort of loose skin tends to be very stubborn

A tummy tuck offers the opportunity to get this fat and skin off forever. The surgery is not a small one. It requires general anesthesia and should be done at a fully certified outpatient surgery center. An anesthesiologist should administer the anesthesia — this way you have two doctors taking care of you and not just one. At our center we do all of our tummy tucks with an anestesiologist.

There is some scarring created in the procedure. But the scar is low and generally well-hidden in the bikini line. There is not much discomfort following the procedure because we administer long-acting local anesthetic as part of the procedure. But you must avoid heavy lifting for about four to six weeks at least.

In some cases, there is not loose skin but just some extra areas of fat build-up. In this case, Beverly Hills liposuction can often do the job. The advantage is that there is less recovery than a tummy tuck and less scarring. The skin has to shrink following the procedure to give the best results, so during your examination we will assess the quality of your skin for this.

With summer just acircular the corner, many people find that now is the time to get their bodies in shape. And a tummy tuck or liposuction can often make for an enormous improvement.