"I can wear a bathing suit again!"
Allure Medical's CombiTuck® can help eliminate excess belly fat and sagging skin. Whether it's fitting into that slim dress or feeling great in your own skin, CombiTuck® can help restore your confidence!
Real Women. Life Changing Results.
We can help you get back into slim-fitting clothes with confidence and show off your mid-section again. CombiTuck® has less downtime than an oldfashioned tummy tuck and you can be back to your normal life in about a week!
*Patient results and experience may vary.
Are You Ready for a Flat Tummy?
* Patient results may vary.
Address Your Areas of Concern
Whether your weight fluctuates over time or you've had children, it may be easy to find that no matter how much you diet or exercise, you just can't get seem to get the flat stomach that you once had. CombiTuck® is a combination of liposuction and a tummy tuck that can help address the common midsection concerns.
Stubborn Lower Belly Pooch
Excess Fat or Bulging
Sagging Skin + Strech Marks
Separated Abdomen Muscles
Meet Dr. Pesta
Dr. Carl Pesta is a McLaren Macomb board-certified general surgeon and a “Center of Excellence” bariatric surgeon who specializes in advanced laparoscopic surgical weight loss procedures. Dr. Pesta has more than 18 years of experience and is highly skilled in performing CombiTuck® and breast augmentations at Allure Medical. Read More >
CombiTuck FAQ
What are the limitations of a CombiTuck®?
There needs to be a reasonable layer of fat to perform this surgery. Someone who is very thin will need a more traditional tummy tuck. The good news, however, is that techniques we have learned by performing the CombiTuck® can be applied to the regular tummy tuck to shorten downtime and reduce risk. In some cases, a combination of the two surgeries is used.
Is the muscle repaired or tightened?
In the majority of cases, women, in particular, the muscle has lost its tone and is repaired with either type of tummy tuck. Hernias can be repaired at the same time as well with either surgery.
What kind of sedation or anesthesia is used?
We use a combination of IV sedation or “twilight anesthesia” and a diluted local anesthetic (tumescent anesthesia). This combination is by far the safest way to approach this surgery.
How long is the recovery for CombiTuck®?
The vast majority of patients are back to work in 7-10 days and exercising in 2-3 weeks.
What kind of scar will I have?
The scar for the CombiTuck® or the tummy tuck is about the same. A full tummy tuck or CombiTuck has a scar in the underwear line, as well as around the belly button.
Does CombiTuck® remove stretch marks?
If your stretch marks are mostly below your belly button, then they will likely be gone.
Do I need a drain?
Most of the time, a drain is not needed. The doctor will decide during surgery, but about 90% of the time, no drain is required for a CombiTuck® recovery.
Do I need to be in a hospital or stay overnight?
No, CombiTuck® is an outpatient procedure. You should be able to have dinner in your home the night of surgery. You'll actually want to push yourself to be as active as possible right after surgery, as this helps speed up the recovery process.