Hagerstown Tummy Tuck
For residents of Hagerstown, tummy tuck expert Robert J. Carpenter, M.D., a board certified plastic surgeon, brings over a decade of experience, skill and mastery to people who want to reduce the size of a protruding abdomen. Dr. Carpenter --- who is located in Cumberland, Maryland -- has plastic surgery patients coming to him from all of Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania for procedures of the face, body and breast.
Tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, as it's technically known, resolves three problem areas: excess skin, the fatty layer under the skin and the slackened muscles of the abdominal wall.
While a tummy tuck is an involved surgery that requires quite a bit of down time for recovery, it can give you that great shape or figure you've always wanted. Moreover, you will look much better in clothes and feel more comfortable.
What Can I Expect During the Procedure?
Every case is unique and tailored to each patient. However, most tummy tucks involve trimming hanging lax skin from the lower to upper stomach.
To start, an incision is placed within the bikini line to better hide the scar. The fatty layer under the skin is then removed or taken away with liposuction. Dr. Carpenter inspects the long muscles running from your pubic area to the bottom of your chest. Often stretched apart by pregnancy, those muscles can be tightened by suturing them together. That often means the waistline is narrowed while the abdomen is flattened.
Depending on the length of surgery:
- Two to four weeks are required before returning to work
- The patient must wait four to six weeks to resume strenuous exercise
But no description can replace pictures! View some before-and-after pictures of Dr. Carpenter's satisfied Hagerstown tummy tuck patients.
If you want to touch base with Allegany Plastic Surgery, please use our online "Ask a Question" form to have a staff member contact you. Or, feel free to call us at 301-724-5885 or email.
Robert
J. Carpenter, MD
911 Seton Drive
Cumberland, MD 21502
Telephone: 301.724.5885
