Are you thinking about a Mini Tummy Tuck near me in East Bridgeport, CT? Surgeon CS Kim is a leading expert in tummy tuck surgery

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CHANG SOO KIM, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Drawing from his extensive surgical experience and academic training, Dr. Chang Soo Kim MD provides his patients with comprehensive cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He also dedicates himself to each patient, providing personalized, uncompromised care. 

Dr. Kim’s cosmetic surgery techniques enhance one’s natural beauty without appearing artificial or overdone. Committed to reconstructive surgery with best possible functional and cosmetic results, he is capable of tailoring surgery to a patient’s specific needs and expectations. 

Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons 
Medical Degree, Yale School of Medicine 
Plastic Surgery Residency, Yale- New Haven Hospital

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The Surgeon that Does Tummy Tucks Right!

The first surgeon people contact in East Bridgeport, CT when they need tummy tucks is Dr. CS Kim Plastic Surgery. Board-certified surgeon Dr. Kim has performed hundreds of tummy tuck procedures in the region, helping hundreds of patients improve their appearances. CS Kim Plastic Surgery offers tummy tucks in Fairfield County, so contact us if you need tummy tuck doctors.

The majority of people desire a flat, toned midsection. There are many men and women who are unable on their own to achieve a desirable waistline. It is important to remember that pregnancy, weight loss, aging, and genetics can all have an impact on the stomach’s appearance. It is not only your appearance that can be negatively impacted by excess fat, loose skin, and weak abdominal muscles, but also your mental state. A tummy tuck can provide you with relief from self-consciousness about your midsection. If you wish to achieve a tighter, flatter stomach without undergoing a full tummy tuck, a mini tummy tuck might be the best option.

Read on for some helpful information about mini tummy tucks near me.

How does a Mini Tummy Tuck work?

An abdominal plastic surgery procedure known as a mini-tummy tuck or a mini-abdominoplasty involves the removal of parts of the stomach. The lower abdomen is the focus of a mini tummy tuck instead of the upper abdomen, which is improved with a full tummy tuck. A “mom pooch” is loose skin and excess fat in the lower part of the stomach that needs to be treated with this procedure.

You can improve the contours of your abdomen and eliminate the bulge in your lower abdomen by removing excess fatty tissue and skin from your lower stomach. 

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What is the procedure for a Mini Tummy Tuck?

An outpatient plastic surgery facility usually performs a mini tummy tuck. In your lower abdomen, tumescent fluid, a diluted local anesthetic, will be infused while you are under general anesthesia. During the procedure, this will numb the area and reduce the risk of bleeding.

 A liposuction procedure will be performed to remove fat beneath your belly button next. In a mini-abdominoplasty, less skin is removed than in a full abdominoplasty, so more liposuction is performed.

The incision below the belly button will be made after liposuction is completed. Incisions will be made on the lower abdomen (abdominal muscles), and the skin will be raised to the belly button. Sutures will be used to tighten loose lower fascia after the incisions are made. The incision will be closed with dissolving sutures after temporary drains are placed to ease inflammation and bleeding. Generally, the procedure takes between two and three hours. 

Mini tummy tucks: What are the benefits?

A mini tummy tuck has the advantage of a faster recovery time. The recovery time from a mini tummy tuck is usually between 1 and 3 weeks, as opposed to several weeks or even several months for a full tummy tuck (each patient is different, however, and recovery times do vary). Recovering from this procedure is faster since it is less invasive.

Mini tummy tucks are also less likely to leave scars than full tummy tucks. A thin, horizontal line is usually made only once, and it’s only a few inches long. In a full tummy tuck, an incision may be made in the stomach, but it may be larger than those in a mini tummy tuck. The procedure may also result in a neater, lower, and thinner C-section scar, as opposed to the larger, more obvious scars caused by the procedure.

A mini tummy tuck enhances the lower abdomen’s appearance by removing excess skin and fat and improving the contours of the area.

Last but not least, a mini tummy tuck is usually less expensive than a full tummy tuck, making it a more affordable option.

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Are you interested in finding out more about a mini tummy tuck? For more information, please contact Dr. CS Kim Plastic Surgery

Dr. CS Kim Plastic Surgery offers a mini tummy tuck near me if you live in East Bridgeport, NY. He specializes in full and mini tummy tucks and is a Board Certified plastic surgeon with the American Board of Plastic Surgeons. The midsections of hundreds of patients throughout Fairfield County have been transformed by him over the course of his career. To schedule an appointment with the area’s leading tummy tuck surgeon, call 203-920-1444 or visit www.CSKimPlastics.com. 

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Bridgeport was inhabited by the Paugussett native American tribe during the start of European colonization. The earliest European communal settlement was in the historical Stratfield district, along US Route 1; known in colonial times as the King’s Highway. Close by, Mount Grove Cemetery was laid out on what was a native village that extended past the 1650s. It is also an ancient Paugusett burial ground.

The burgeoning farming community grew and became a center of trade, shipbuilding, and whaling. The town incorporated to subsidize the Housatonic Railroad and rapidly industrialized following the rail line’s connection to the New York and New Haven railroad. The namesake of the town was the need for bridges over the Pequonnock River that provided a navigable port at the mouth of the river. Manufacturing was the mainstay of the local economy until the 1970s.

The first documented European settlement within the present city limits of Bridgeport took place in 1644, centered at Black Rock Harbor and along North Avenue between Park and Briarwood Avenues. The place was called Pequonnock (Quiripi for “Cleared Land”), after a band of the Paugussett, an Algonquian-speaking Native American people who occupied this area. One of their sacred sites was Golden Hill, which overlooked the harbor and was the location of natural springs and their planting fields. (It has since been blasted through for construction of an expressway.) The Golden Hill Indians were granted a reservation here by the Colony of Connecticut in 1639; it lasted until 1802. (One of the tribes acquired land for a small reservation in the late 19th century that was recognized by the state. It is retained in the Town of Trumbull.)

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