Abdominoplasty Surgery Procedures and After Treatments

Abdominoplasty – is not only beauty but also a sign of good health. Proper nutrition and regular fitness can keep your abdominal muscles in tone. However, childbirth, the sudden release of excess weight, the deterioration of metabolism and some other factors may cause a breach of the correct proportions. Deformation of the abdomen is the defect, which often interferes with enjoying life. In many cases, eliminate this defect only by a plastic surgeon.

Abdominoplasty (from the Greek ? Abdomen?, which means “belly”) – is an aesthetic surgery to correct shape of the abdomen. The purpose of abdominoplasty – remove excess skin and fat from the lower abdomen and tightening the abdominal muscles. Despite the fact that the plastic belly done for a long time (since the late 19 Th century), this operation is considered one of the most complex, and, therefore, prescribe it only when other methods of correction of the stomach does not produce the desired results.

Abdominoplasty is performed, usually under general anesthesia. Making the skin incision (vertical or horizontal to vertical) on the anterior abdominal wall, the surgeon assesses the state of the muscular layer, located under the skin. In the case of excessive stretching of the muscular layer, the surgeon makes its closure (plastic).

Then excised the excess skin and fatty tissue and formed a new umbilical hole into which the navel. This is necessary for the event of a significant movement of the skin flap at the bottom. After the operation are performed layer-wound closure, and installed drainage and bandage. The entire operation can take anywhere from a half to five hours.

Scheme operation, usually varies depending on the specifics of each case. Abdominoplasty surgery may be supplemented by liposuction carried out open-access, elimination of the anterior abdominal wall hernias, removal of scars from other operating procedures, as well as removing the edges to form a thin waist.  If the patient has no excess fat and skin-folds of fat in the abdomen is small and does not hang down, and the skin is elastic, is held mini abdominoplasty. Mini abdominoplasty – is excision of excess skin without moving the navel. Such an operation is performed through a relatively small incision in the abdomen. If after a routine abdominoplasty remains a scar in the abdomen and displaced around the navel, the consequences mini abdominoplasty is only one scar (smaller) in the abdomen.

Within three to four weeks after surgery the patient must wear a special elastic belt (bandage, compression garment) for a uniform skin scarring. In the first two weeks are needed regular dressing, however, stay in the hospital is not needed. As a rule, in many clinics patients are discharged on the third or fourth day after surgery. At 10-14 day removed stitches, but after that you should regularly come for a visit to the surgeon to assess the state of the scar and if it will be necessary to a decision about the optimal method of correction.

The final results of abdominoplasty can be evaluated in 2-6 months after surgery. Scars remain on his stomach – a horizontal or horizontal and vertical (in some cases, access through a horizontal incision is inadequate, so it is combined with the vertical cut), as well as unobtrusive a scar around the umbilicus. The shape of the navel may also change. Some parts of the abdomen may temporarily or permanently lose sensitivity. If the fat layer was substantial after the operation over the line joints can be formed thickening (so-called roll), to eliminate which will likely need additional surgery.

In general abdominoplasty in most cases live up to expectations. For abdominoplasty resolved when the stomach is quite deformed, and fitness, diets and cosmetic procedures were powerless to remedy this defect. In this case, abdominoplasty is the only salvation, and therefore the results cannot but rejoice.