26 Jul Bristol Palin Gets Reeeeel About Tummy Tucks
Tummy tucks have long been one of the most popular of plastic surgeries—and that’s true at Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery & Skin Center, too! Patients love a lot of things about the tummy tuck, and one of them is that the scar is so easy to hide. Tummy tuck incisions can be quite long, often hip bone to hip bone, because that’s what’s needed in order to achieve that tight, toned tummy everyone wants. However, just because the scar is so easy to hide doesn’t mean you have to hide it or should even want to. Bristol Palin just showed off her own years-old tummy tuck scar on Instagram with the caption, “Let’s get reeeel for a sec. I post what I want y’all to see from decent angles … and not from insecurities/scars (visible or not).”
Palin is most well-known for being the daughter of former Republic VP nominee, but has also garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram. Maybe you’ve seen her on “Teen Mom OG” or “Dancing with the Stars,” but what you haven’t seen of Palin until recently is her tummy tuck scar. The IG video post shows Palin looking her typical sculpted and toned self, wearing shorts before she pulls the shorts slightly down to showcase the scar. Palin writes, “Here’s something I don’t share. The scar from the tummy tuck I had years ago.” Palin then zooms in on the scar from various angles.
Your Tummy Tuck, Your Choice
Palin’s followers loved watching her embrace her whole self. While some called it her “vulnerability,” the reality is that any plastic surgery is going to leave some type of scar. Tummy tucks are inherently aggressive and, in turn, offer phenomenal results. A tummy tuck isn’t “just” the removal of excess skin from the belly. It also includes the tightening of abdominal muscles. In fact, this ab-tightening is the same procedure as the medical surgery to correct diastasis recti! In other words, whether you have weakened ab muscles or not, a tummy tuck strengthens the core.
Most full tummy tucks also require the recreation of a belly button. Recently, “The Botched Docs” helped one woman who was left without a belly button after a tummy tuck went wrong to get her belly button back! Bellybutton “re-creations” are so common with a full tummy tuck that it’s just considered part of the surgery. Most patients also opt for liposuction with their tummy tuck since stubborn and uneven fat pockets can get in the way of the flat stomach you want and deserve.
Recovering from a Tummy Tuck
As you can see, tummy tucks are complex and comprehensive. For those who are post-partum and have undergone a C-section, for comparison tummy tucks can be a little more intensive in terms of recovery. However, the good news is that your C-section scar may be used as a tummy tuck incision site! Minimizing scarring is a priority for some patients—but for others, like Palin, that scarring is just par for the course and there’s no reason to hide it.
Tummy tucks can be a standalone procedure or coupled with other surgeries as part of a “mommy makeover.” Breast augmentation, facelift, liposuction, and tummy tuck have been the most in-demand surgeries for years, which is why Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery & Skin Center offers all four surgeries so you can get the outcome you’ve always wanted.
Common Tummy Tuck Questions
Deciding to get a tummy tuck is a big deal. Women opt for tummy tucks more often than men, but that is starting to change as more and more men discover the kind of results they can expect from this procedure. However, for women, potential future pregnancies are a common concern—they don’t have to be. You don’t have to wait until you’re finished having biological children to get a tummy tuck. Your body will of course change with pregnancy, and it’s possible you may want an additional tummy tuck in the future, but many women with tummy tucks have safe pregnancies. Plus, a lot of these women find that their tummy tuck prior to pregnancy holds up fantastically after pregnancy with no need for additional surgery.
Most tummy tuck recoveries take about six weeks until patients return to every activity (including workouts), but every surgery is different. To learn more about tummy tucks and see if this surgery is right for you, contact Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery & Skin Center today by completing the online contact form or calling the office.