tummy tuck
tummy tuck — noun
1. an operation that removes loose skin and extra fat from around the stomach and t
an operation that removes loose skin and extra fat from around the stomach and tightens the muscles there, so the area looks flatter and firmer.
After losing forty kilos, Ayana booked a tummy tuck to remove the loose skin.
have/get a tummy tuck — countable noun for the operation
Many mothers ask the surgeon about a tummy tuck once they have finished having children.
ask about a tummy tuck — typical pre-surgery collocation
Dr. Okafor told Tuan that recovery from a tummy tuck can take up to six weeks.
The clinic in Seoul performs hundreds of tummy tucks every year for visitors from abroad.
A tummy tuck is major surgery, so the doctors made Benjamin stay overnight for monitoring.
- abdominoplasty
the formal medical term surgeons write on charts; rarely used in everyday speech
- cosmetic surgery
broader category covering tummy tucks, facelifts, and other appearance-changing operations
文法句型
have a tummy tuck
get a tummy tuck
用法筆記
Frequently appears with 'have' or 'get' rather than 'do' — the patient has the operation and the surgeon performs it. The everyday word for what doctors formally call 'abdominoplasty'; use 'tummy tuck' in conversation and 'abdominoplasty' on a medical form.