Houston Tummy Tuck
Tummy Tuck, Tummy Tuck, Tummy Tuck.... What Do You Need to Know about Tummy Tuck?
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What is the Perfect Body?
—Having an hour-glass figure is considered to be extremely attractive by men throughout human history.
The hour-glass figure is the equivalent of having a 36-inch hips and a 23-inch waist.
The perfect hip-to-waist ratio (hour-glass figure) is the best way to assess women to be fertile. Universally, men find "fertile women" to be attractive.
The "Belly Button" or Umbilicoplasty Involved in a Tummy Tuck
A tummy tuck procedure almost always involves repositioning of your belly button (procedure is called umbilicoplasty.)The only time when the umbilicus is not repositioned is when your plastic surgeon performs a mini-tummy tuck, which has very limited indications (very few are candidates for a mini-tummy tuck.)There are several methods of doing an umbilicoplasty performed by different plastic surgeons.
The Ideal "Belly Button" or Umbilicus
Although the ideal shape of the "belly button" has been debated, studies have shown that in a young thin female, the umbilicus tends to have a small, vertically oriented umbilicus.
As the young attractive woman ages, the hooding of the "belly button" and deepening of the stalk develops.
With weight gain and after pregnancy, the umbilicus widens and deepens resulting to an unattractive "belly button."
A wide umbilicus and the presence of an outward protrusion called an "outie" are considered to be unappealing.
An ideal "belly button" according to studies of young women with an attractive abdomen shows desirable characteristics that is small in size, vertically oriented, and the presence of a superior hood.
Before & After Photos of a Tummy Tuck Procedure with VASER Liposculpture performed by Emmanuel De La Cruz MD, PLLC
Pregnancy and Abdominoplasty
—Some of the benefits of abdominoplasty may be reduced or eliminated by pregnancy.
Thus it is wise to postpone the procedure if a pregnancy is anticipated in the near future.
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Emmanuel De La Cruz MD, PLLC
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El-Sharkawy, etl al. A study of the Aesthetic Patterns of the umbilicus among Egyptians with a ew Technique for Umbilical Reconstruction de Novo.
De La Cruz, et al. The Celtic-Cross Technique for Immediate Umbilical Reconstruction. Journal of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery.
Baroudi R. Umbilicoplasty. Clinics of PLastic Surgery. 2 (3) July: 431-48, 1975.
Hodgkinson DJ. Umbilicoplasty: Conversion of a "ouie" to "inneie". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery7(4):221-2, 1983.
