tummy tuck

noun

Informal.

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

tummy tuck

noun

1. an informal name for abdominoplasty

Example Sentences

Grace Parkin, who lives in Sheffield, has saved enough money for the procedures she wants - a tummy tuck, liposuction and breast uplift - but is going abroad to have them done because it is cheaper.

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She went in for an abdominoplasty, aka “tummy tuck,” nostril narrowing and chin implant — telling evidence of society’s brutal pressures surrounding female beauty standards.

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“Because a tummy tuck looks great,” she said, “but a tummy tuck on a patient who has also lost 20 pounds may be even greater.”

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Among other achievements, he pioneered techniques to remove excess skin from patients who had lost significant amounts of weight from bariatric surgery — a sort of extreme tummy tuck.

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

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