Plastic surgery: abdominoplasty
The abdomen, stretched due to pregnancy or rapid weight gain, often can not return to a better shape. In this case, plastic surgery abdominoplasty will come to the rescue. Abdominoplasty is a plastic surgery performed to strengthen the excessively stretched muscles of the anterior abdominal wall and remove excess skin. Due to this operation, the abdomen decreases, it becomes flat and taut, a slender waist is formed.
What is needed to perform abdominoplasty?
The main condition for carrying out this plastic surgery is the person's desire to eliminate the defects of the figure. But one desire, of course, is not enough. To tummy tuck is successful and effective, required to perform some more conditions:
- examination and consultation with a specialist, during which revealed the possibility of the operation,
- receiving information on the progress of abdominoplasty and the subsequent rehabilitation period that will allow people to make an informed decision,
- passageFull medical examination, the results of which will reveal the general physical condition, as well as contraindications to the plastic surgery.
Progress of operation
The duration of abdominoplasty is two to five hours, abdominal plastic is performed under general anesthesia in the hospital. Around the navel, as well as above the pubis, an incision is made. Then the surgeon lifts the skin with subcutaneous fatty tissue from the abdominal wall, strengthening and produces a connection between the rectus muscles removes fat through a cannula performs correction aponeurosis, then generates the hole and cuts umbilical excess skin. To remove the treasure, the surgeon installs subcutaneous drainage, imposes sutures and an appropriate bandage.
The scar after the abdominal plastic will be placed horizontally above the pubis. Best results Plastic abdomen surgery has in patients with weight, not far from the norm, which marks the laxity of the skin of the anterior abdominal wall, or not very pronounced excess fat and bulging of the abdominal muscles.
rehabilitation period
Within 3-4 weeks after abdominoplasty should wear an elastic belt( compression garment, bandage) for even scarring of the skin. In the first 2 weeks, regular dressings are required, but it is not necessary to be in a hospital for this. Usually patients are discharged on day 3-4 after plastic surgery.10-14 day remove the seams, then it is necessary to visit a surgeon to inspect and evaluate the state of the scar( may be necessary to decide on the other, the best way to correction).The result of abdominoplasty can be assessed after 2-6 months after the operation. The entire postoperative period is 1 month. However, intensive exercise is prohibited for 2 months after the operation!
Indications and contraindications for abdominoplasty
Contraindications for abdominal plastic surgery are:
- the presence of a pacemaker,
- severe physical illnesses,
- diabetes mellitus,
- obesity,
- internal diseases,
- pregnancy and lactation,
- bleeding disorders.
Indications for surgery:
- skin and fat "apron", folds,
- excess skin and subcutaneous tissue of the abdominal wall,
- postoperative scars on his stomach,
- expressed stretch,
- discrepancy recti.
