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.