The abdomen is a part of the body that is hard do contour even by exercising or dieting. An abdominoplasty (also known as tummy tuck) is a surgery that achieves etching and contouring of the abs and offers an improved appearance of the abdomen area. Its goal is to remove excess skin and fat and restore the abs. If the problem is mainly located on the area below the bellybutton we can perform a mini tummy tuck whereas if it is more extended then the tummy tuck can be combined with a liposuction.
What’s an abdominoplasty?
Who’s a good candidate?
An abdominoplasty concerns adults with no prior serious medical conditions, that maintain a steady weight but notice fat or skin excess on the abdomen area that keeps insisting even though they exercise and follow a healty diet. The surgery offers cosmetic benefits as well as positive benefits for patients health in general since abdominal fat has been linked to serious medical conditions such as diabetes, strokes and heart disease. Women should consider going ahead with an abdominoplasty after having children because a pregnancy will cause skin to sag again.
Facts I need to know
An abdominoplasty concerns adults with no prior serious medical conditions, that maintain a steady weight but notice fat or skin excess on the abdomen area that keeps insisting even though they exercise and follow a healty diet. The surgery offers cosmetic benefits as well as positive benefits for patients health in general since abdominal fat has been linked to serious medical conditions such as diabetes, strokes and heart disease. Women should consider going ahead with an abdominoplasty after having children because a pregnancy will cause skin to sag again.
Recovery Time
After the surgery there is swelling and bruising that subside in the next 15 to 30 days. Recovery time may vary depending on the technique used by the doctor and the extend of the surgery. Patients return to work 19 dats following the procedure while they are instructed to wear an elastic bandage for the first month. After this time results begin to show and after a few months they are completely visible.
Doctor’s Remarks
This is a surgery with highly satisfying results since both men and women who decide to undergo it have usually tried to correct the problem with exercise or other, non invasive methods, but have unfortunately failed. Taking into account the total image of the area I perform an abdominoplasty and a liposuction procedure at the same time, enhancing the waist area for women and achieving contouring when it is desired and possible. I can also combine an abdominoplasty with Body Tite a very useful tool that has drastically improved the results of my sugical procedures and gives me the possibility to perform liposuction, fat transfer, firming and contouring. Nowadays abdominoplasty is painless, patients recover fast and scars improve more and faster than in the past, thanks to fractional laser.