Tummy Tuck

The second kind of muffin top is so unsavory that dieters have been known to conceal it under baggy clothes, control it with Spanx and other figure-shaping garments, flatten it with diet and exercise programs, or eliminate it altogether with liposuction or tummy-tuck surgery. ❋ Jean Fain (2011)

Thanks to what wags are calling the Botax, the tummy-tuck tariff and the implant imposition, Houstonians who love plastic surgery may find themselves asked to cough up a little more to help pay for health care reform. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To all the people considering gastric bypass or tummy-tuck surgery or who tried a low-carb diet and only got constipation and bad breath in return, I say, just try it: Choose the oatmeal with Silk soy milk instead of bacon and milk; the bean instead of the beef burrito; and the mushrooms, tomatoes and peppers instead of the meat balls. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now tummy-tuck jeans ain't the half of it - the big market is in support pants. ❋ Oursin (2007)

And she says she ` s got a big problem with the way that Jon handles his now 22-year-old new girlfriend who, we remind you, is the daughter of Kate ` s tummy-tuck doctor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the tummy-tuck love triangle. ❋ Unknown (2009)

According to OK! magazine, Britney Spears seems to think that the easiest way to solve all her problems is to spend $18,000 on getting her gut, hips and thighs liposuctioned, $25,000 to slam a less haggard pair of fake boobies inside her, $18,000 on a tummy-tuck and $20,000 on a brand-new schnoz. ❋ Unknown (2007)

So you could go in, you could get your tummy-tuck. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Dr. Smith had left the office at 4:20, only a minute or so after his last patient—a post– tummy-tuck checkup—had departed. ❋ MARY HIGGINS CLARK (2001)

Two tiny well-healed incisions indicated that she had breast implants, and the cesarean and tummy-tuck scars were only thin lines. ❋ Ann Rule (2000)

In early May, four dour doctors called for a meeting with the man they held responsible for trying to shut down one of the world's premier tummy-tuck and nose-job hospitals. ❋ Unknown (1999)

A tummy-tuck is one of the surgical procedures which has higher complication rates because mobility is restricted after surgery. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Traditionally, the best alternative to the tummy-tuck option for such women has been a flap of skin and fat from the buttocks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Boob-job and tummy-tuck specialist Dr. Joshua Rubinstein has been sued at least nine times in 14 years for allegedly leaving his patients looking like Frankenstein, court records show. ❋ By KIRSTAN CONLEY (2010)