As a result of birth or excessive weight loss, sagging and cracks in the abdominal skin and loosening of the abdominal wall muscles surrounding the abdominal organs occur. Besides, with advancing age, fat accumulation occurs in the abdominal area. A tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty, is a procedure that corrects the appearance of the deformed abdomen by tightening the abdominal wall muscles as well as stretching the sagging and cracked abdominal skin.

The elasticity of the abdominal skin, the degree of sagging in the skin, and the degree of relaxation in the abdominal wall muscles are crucial factors in planning the surgery of patients who apply for abdominoplasty. The procedures to be performed are decided by considering these factors. Surgeries such as mini-abdominoplasty or liposuction, which are simpler procedures, may be considered for people who do not have excess sagging and cracks in the abdominal skin. In tummy tuck surgery, the skin and subcutaneous fat tissues up to the navel are completely removed in the form of an ellipse with an incision made under the panty line. The skin above the navel is freed up to the ribs and pulled down. The loosened muscles and the abdominal wall are stretched. In this operation, liposuction is also applied to the sides of the waist in the majority of patients. As a result of the surgery, a suture line is formed at the level of the cesarean section scar, but extending towards the pelvis on both sides.