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A member asked:
Is abdominal muscle repair surgery same thing as a tummy tuck? can a general surgeon do a tummy tuck?
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No and yes: Tummy tuck is excess skin and fat removal. This can be done by a general surgeon especially if he is involved in treating barbaric patients
Answered 3/7/2016
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MR with TT by GS??: Interesting question! A Full Tummy Tuck (TT) usually has correction of the diastasis recti separation (MR). But it is NOT aways done. This is a question each patient needs to ask/discuss with their PLASTIC SURGEON before doing the operation. It is called In formed Consent. The next issue of a General Surgeon preforming a TT is not whether the GS is able but one of liability. If something went -
Answered 3/12/2020
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