Beverly Hills · Body
Dr. Trott closes the diastasis with a running, layered plication from the ribs to the pubis — that is what flattens the profile and what makes the waist narrow again. Skin removal is the visible part, but the repair underneath is what patients feel when they stand up straight for the first time in years.
The incision is planned low, below the line of the swimwear you actually wear — bring it to the consultation and it gets marked against it. In a city of pool days and slip dresses, scar position is not a detail.
Plan on two weeks away from work, four weeks before real exercise, and six weeks before heavy lifting. Local patients from Bel Air, Brentwood and Hancock Park are seen at one week, three weeks and six weeks. Drains, when used, come out within the first week.
Most out-of-town patients stay within a five to eight minute drive of the office — The Peninsula, the Beverly Wilshire and the Beverly Hills Hotel are the three our patients return to, and all three are used to discreet post-operative arrivals. See the Beverly Hills guide for where to stay, what to eat during the soft-food week, and which walks are flat enough for early recovery.
Beverly Hills specifics
Consultations for tummy tuck are held in Beverly Hills.
