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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

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

The group had travelled from South Carolina and crossed the border into Mexico because Ms McGee had an appointment for a tummy tuck, a cosmetic surgery procedure to remove abdominal fat, her relatives said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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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