{"id":314,"date":"2018-11-23T17:32:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T06:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dona.gsqtest1.com\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2024-03-25T19:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T08:00:43","slug":"tummy-tuck","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/body\/tummy-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tummy Tuck, also known as Abdominoplasty, is an operation designed to address a number of concerns with the abdominal wall. For many patients, it is far more of a reconstructive procedure than a cosmetic procedure.<\/p>\n

To accurately understand this issue, it’s crucial to delve into the true meaning of the term “reconstruction.” This exploration aims to dispel the common, albeit mistaken, belief that a Tummy Tuck is exclusively a cosmetic procedure. The definition of reconstruction is to return to a state (or create a state) that is normal for an individual’s age, race, and gender.<\/p>\n

This becomes clearer when dissecting the meaning of the word “normal.” In the context of the human form, normal refers to something functional or acceptable for that particular individual. Excluding those rare individuals with body dysmorphic disorder, \u2018normal\u2019 is in the eye of the beholder. The spectrum of normal is broad, meaning what is normal for one person may be abnormal if applied to another. The prevalence of a specific body issue does not make it normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tummy Tuck, also known as Abdominoplasty, is an operation designed to address a number of concerns with the abdominal wall. For many patients, it is far more of a reconstructive procedure than a cosmetic procedure. To accurately understand this issue, it’s crucial to delve into the true meaning of the term “reconstruction.” This exploration aims …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":292,"menu_order":28,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/procedure-buttons.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39552,"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314\/revisions\/39552"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}