Reverse Abdominoplasty - Is It For You?

The reverse abdominoplasty is a very rare form of tummy tuck surgery. Plastic surgeons usually combine it with a breast lift or breast reduction or include it as part of an upper body lift procedure.

Upper abdominoplasty, as it is also known, is a cosmetic surgery that dispenses with the excess skin that occurs above the umbilical regions. Patients with scars, those who desire an upper body lift or an upper body makeover are the best candidates for this procedure.

Reverse abdominoplasty is the surgery of choice for doctors who need to perform a reconstructive surgery in the upper body to treat skin that has been burnt. Plastic surgery specialists use either the mammary fold insertion or the vertical scar abdominoplasty for a reverse abdominoplasty.

In case of the former technique, a condition known as rectus diastasis can be effectively taken care of. In a vertical scar abdominoplasty plastic surgeons use more complex methods suited for excess amounts of skin.

Visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California at any of our offices in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Pasadena and Orange County. We can help you decide which tummy tuck surgery technique is best suited for you.