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tummy tuck

American  

noun

Informal.
  1. plastic surgery of the abdomen involving removal of excess fatty tissue and excess skin; abdominoplasty.


tummy tuck British  

noun

  1. an informal name for abdominoplasty

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It added she had an abdominoplasty, also known as a tummy tuck, and liposuction on 7 March 2022, before she experienced "sudden loss of consciousness".

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

One patient, according to the board’s notice, received a Brazilian Butt Lift, tummy tuck and liposuction from Dr. Grawe in July 2020.

From New York Times Jul. 12, 2023

But the standard mommy makeover entails a tummy tuck and breast augmentation.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2023

"They only gave me lipo in my stomach and my love handles and transferred it to my butt. I had to choose between a BBL or a tummy tuck," she recalled.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2023

A relative of one of the victims said Monday that the four had traveled together from the Carolinas so one of them could get a tummy tuck surgery from a doctor in Matamoros.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2023

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