c-tuck
n. A surgical procedure that combines a caesarean section with abdominoplasty (a tummy tuck).
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Etymology
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2013
While there have been plenty of rumors about Brit-Brit getting some work done, she has never actually admitted it. We do know that she had tummy tucks at the time of her caesarean sections with her two children. Nothing new there. Most of the celebrity women who give birth via C-section opt for the C-tuck.
—C Hanson, “What?! Britney Spears Admits to Getting Plastic Surgery,” Dudley Media Group, December 07, 2013
2013
Getting a c-tuck means having two surgeries in the same timeframe. Baby is born by c-section; the OB and team whisk baby away, and then a plastic surgeon comes in to remove some abdominal flesh, possibly doing some liposuction in the process.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, “C-Tucks: Genius Idea or Scary Trend?,” The Bump, September 19, 2013
2002 (earliest)
Caesarean sections are on the increase — stomach-tucks, too. The latest procedure combines the two. 'Tuesday 3.15pm: C-tuck', notes a Californian lady's diary. The C-tuck schedules together a midwife, gynaecological surgeon and plastic surgeon to whip out a baby, then tighten up the stomach, utilising the same incision.
—“What's the word?,” The Observer, October 13, 2002
Notes
Just in case it comes up in conversation, the euphemistic phrase tummy tuck first appeared around 1973.