Tummy Tuck Definition
Tummy tuck definition is an abdominal surgery that is intended to remove lower abdominal skin maximally and to tighten the abdominal muscles in an attempt to eliminate abdominal skin redundancy and narrow the waistline. The tummy tuck definition has most recently been modified with prefixes “full” and “mini”.
The full tummy tuck definition continues to specify the original definition where maximal skin removal and muscle tightening is accomplished by undermining the entire abdominal skin following an incision in the lower abdominal pubic region. When undermining the abdominal skin up to the ribs, the umbilical stalk is released.