For patients who have lost a tremendous amount of weight with bariatric surgery or 100+ pounds with diet and exercise alone — full, mini, and Fleur De Lis tummy tucks to remove excess skin.
Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss Surgery at Natural Results Plastic Surgery is performed personally by Dr. Carlos Mata — board-certified plastic surgeon (ABPS/FACS), Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2018, and Newsweek America's Best Plastic Surgeon — at the practice's AAAASF-accredited surgical suite in Scottsdale, Arizona. 25,000+ procedures performed.
Our Scottsdale tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is a surgical procedure designed to remove excess skin, tighten abdominal muscles, and eliminate or improve the appearance of stretch marks. Scottsdale, AZ board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Carlos Mata performs the no-drain tummy tuck or mini-tummy tuck for men and women who are at a stable weight. Our patients — who have lost a tremendous amount of weight with bariatric surgery or have lost 100+ pounds with diet and exercise alone — are excellent candidates for this procedure. Dr. Mata (a.k.a. Dr. Scottsdale®) may also recommend at your consultation that you consider combining the surgery with liposuction to complement your ultimate outcome.
In patients who undergo a full tummy tuck, the incision is made from hip to hip just over the pubic area. This results in a scar line that is horizontal and may be hidden when wearing undergarments. This technique allows the surgeon access to a large portion of the abdomen while repositioning the belly button so that its placement appears natural. The surgery is performed in our Scottsdale, AZ office under deep sedation (breathing on your own).
The No-Drain Tummy Tuck technique is a special tummy tuck closing technique. During your tummy tuck, Dr. Scottsdale® will use special dissolvable sutures to close the space between the abdominal wall and other tissues (muscle covering). The goal is to prevent fluid buildup by eliminating the space where fluid accumulates — no space means fluids cannot build up. The no-drain tummy tuck technique allows the patient to recover faster, reduces the risks of complications like a seroma, and gives the patient better results.
Diastasis recti is most often caused by pregnancy or major weight loss/gain. It is an abdominal muscle separation that means your belly sticks out because your abdominal muscles have widened. A no-drain tummy tuck is one of the only ways to fix it — using sutures to tighten the muscle back together. Dr. Scottsdale® will always correct your muscle separation during his full no-drain tummy tuck.
An alternative to the traditional technique is the mini tummy tuck — also known as a "Brazilian tummy tuck." The incision is smaller than a full tummy tuck and addresses only the lower part of the abdomen. Unlike the full tummy tuck, the belly button is unaffected and the incision is smaller. Liposuction can be used (if needed) to remove excess fat. The mini tummy tuck only addresses lower abdomen skin laxity and will not fix diastasis recti.
Ideally, the patients that undergo this procedure are already in relatively good shape with a healthy skin tone, but still have loose skin on the lower abdomen.
The Fleur De Lis Tummy Tuck is a more extensive tummy tuck because two incisions are made. The first is made like a traditional tummy incision — horizontal from hip bone to hip bone. The second is vertical, from the middle of the breast bone to the pubic area. The incision will look like an inverted "T" across the torso.
This specific tummy tuck removes a significant amount of excess skin from the entire torso. The muscle, diastasis recti, will be fixed during that procedure. Ideally, the patient is someone that had major weight loss with excess skin all over their torso.
After surgery, pain medications are provided and a compression garment is worn. The patient will need to rest up to 48 hours. From then, it is recommended that patients make a concerted effort to move around to help blood circulation and reduce the risks of blood clot complications. Recovery may take up to 2 weeks, and we recommend waiting 6 weeks before exercising.
Candidacy is ultimately a conversation. Dr. Mata will determine the right path at consultation.
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Rest. Pain medications provided. Compression garment worn.
Make a concerted effort to move around to help blood circulation and reduce the risks of blood-clot complications.
Recovery may take up to 2 weeks.
Wait 6 weeks before exercising.
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Browse the full galleryYes. Our patients who have lost a tremendous amount of weight with bariatric surgery or have lost 100+ pounds with diet and exercise alone are excellent candidates for this procedure.
The surgery is performed in our Scottsdale, AZ office under deep sedation (breathing on your own).
A special closing technique using dissolvable sutures to close the space between the abdominal wall and other tissues. By eliminating the space where fluid accumulates, fluids cannot build up — allowing faster recovery, reduced seroma risk, and better results.
Yes. Diastasis recti is most often caused by pregnancy or major weight loss/gain. Dr. Scottsdale® will always correct your muscle separation during his full no-drain tummy tuck.
A more extensive tummy tuck with two incisions (horizontal + vertical, forming an inverted T) that removes significant excess skin from the entire torso. Ideal for patients with major weight loss and excess skin all over their torso.
Rest up to 48 hours, then move around to help circulation. Recovery may take up to 2 weeks. Wait 6 weeks before exercising.
Yes. Dr. Mata may recommend at your consultation that you consider combining the surgery with liposuction to complement your ultimate outcome.
Consultations with Dr. Mata are private, unhurried, and typically last 45 to 60 minutes. Your first conversation sets the foundation for everything that follows.
