Since you’re in the Dallas area you will pay big city prices. You will find they will be on the higher side than if you were to get out of the city, but again, you definitely want quality over price, since you’ll be living with the results for the rest of your life.

The main certification that’s the “standard” for plastic surgeons is The American Board Of Plasty Surgery! This certification requirs the surgeon to keep up with “continuing education credits” which is excellent to making them keep up with current techniques and procedures.

Make sure any surgeon you’re looking in to has this certification along with at least 5 years in practice. You don’t want a brand new surgeon working on you. They may do an okay job, but they need to get a few surgeries under their belt first.

Some of the board certified plast surgeons in Dallas are: Dr. John Burns, Dr Richard Y. Ha, Dr. Pollock, and Dr. Weider. This is just a few of many plastic surgeons in the area.

During the interview process make sure to get some before and after pictures to see the kinds of results they get. If you can, get some references to talk to about the experience they went through and if it was pleasant and professional or not. This is critical! Take the time to do your research before you make your decision.

Full Vs Partial Tummy Tuck

There are several differences between a complete (full) abdominoplasty and a mini (partial) tummy tuck.  The main difference is the size of the incision, length of surger and recovery. 

The full version goes hip to hip, as well as around the belly button. This incision is needed due to the large amount of skin and fat that is removed. The surgery can be several hours longer, therefore making the recovery a little tougher than a partial procedure.

The other procedure is the partial tuck that treats areas under the belly button. This is the less invasive form of abdominoplasty.  The majority of the time it is outpatient surgery and only local anesthesia is needed.

The result can be very good, or you may find you might also want a little liposuction to get the ultimate result. The risks are less, the scars are smaller and the surgery can be performed in 1-2 hours max.

One of the differences between a partial abdominoplasty and a complete one is the incision. The incision for the complete adominoplasty procedure is from hip bone to hip bone in the lower ab region. And there is an additional incision at the belly button area.

The complete tummy tuck has many more issues to consider. It will take a few hours to finish…but this all depends on how big the procedure is, and how much work the surgeon has to perform.

With a longer surgery comes more risk. The recovery will be longer as well. If you are in surgery for more than 4-6 hours you may be required to stay overnight.

After a full abdominoplasty you will have a moderate amount of discomfort.  If you have a high pain threshold, you may be released in a matter of a few hours.  The amount of discomfort all depends on tight your surgeon made your inner girdle area. Participating in moderate exercise will induce better healing by helping to reduce the inflammation (swelling) and also any risk of a blood clot.

With the incision being so big for a complete tummy tuck, the scar will be much more noticable than a mini abdominoplasty. In many instances, the scar is quite visible, but that is price you pay if you need the full procedure.

There are normally 3 main fees with a tummy tuck. Since it is a surgery, you’re going to have anesthesia. You will also have a facility cost for use of the room for example. You will also have the plastic surgeons fee.

The last fee the surgeons fee is hard to come up with depending on the procedure, the surgeons credentials, and the surgeons locale?  Whether it be a city, suburbs or even rural which usually is not the case.

The cost can range from as low as $3,000 to as high as $8,500.  The anesthesiologist is usually between $500-$700. The facility or room fee is typically $700-$1,000. And the surgeon fees are usually $3500-$6,000.

The cost for tummy tuck surgery in Dallas is on the higher side of the above number due to it being a BIG city, with a higher income of people living there.

The price is also determined by how much fat and skin is to be taken out. The more means longer surgeries and more expense. Depending on how big the procedure is, it can take many hours and possible require the patient to stay overnight.

Certificatons Affect Tummy Tuck Cost

When you make your decision of who will do the operation, make sure they are a board-certified plastic surgeon. The best on is the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

It is critical this surgeon have several years of experience with tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) procedures. The higher the qualifications, the more the surgeon will charge.

With Dallas being such a big city, with a little bit of work, you should find a good fairly quickly and the tummy tuck cost should be reasonable for this area.

We’ll even covers specific information on tumescent cosmetic surgery for a female, as well as the laser option that has been very effective.

If you’re a man, you might be surprised to know that men compose a good size portion of the tummy tuck surgery, liposuction crowd. If any of you would like more information on plastic surgery in Dallas, please feel free to let us know.  I would like to thank you once again for visiting and make sure to come back periodically to receive additional information on tummy tucks.