Britney just had a tummy tuck?

It isn’t a secret that Britney Spears has gained more than just a few pounds when she got married two years ago. Now that she’s given birth to a second child, rumors abound that Britney had a tummy tuck so she can gain a headstart in her quest to get that old "awesome and crazy" body back.

Many people ask, what exactly is a tummy tuck?

A tummy tuck, which is formally known as abdominoplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen in order to tighten the abdominal wall muscles. A person can choose to have a full tummy tuck, which takes somewhere between two to five hours, and a partial tummy tuck, a one to two-hour procedure.

It is common among tummy tuck patients to have liposuction at the same time in order to remove stubborn fat deposits, which Ms. Spears obviously has a lot of these days. But if the rumors are true, it won’t be long before we see the old Britney back, shaking that "awesome and crazy" body on stage once again.