Circumferential Abdominoplasty or Abdominal Dermolipectomy is one of the most popular body surgeries, since the abdomen is an area that is especially affected after pregnancy or significant changes in weight. The objective of this plastic surgery is to remove excess skin and muscle flaccidity.
Who is the candidate suitable for this intervention?
The candidate to undergo this intervention is an adult, so man as woman with distended abdomen that seeks to reduce and recover the firmness in that area.
How to choose a good plastic surgeon for this intervention?
Before a tummy tuck basics is to choose a good specialist with official degree and experience in the technique. A good way is to go in person to a consultation for medical evaluation and to clarify any doubt.
What is the intervention?
It consists of removing tissue underneath and around the navel through an incision just above the pubic, is extended by the sides towards the hips, then removes the skin of the abdomen and creates a new navel. Abdominoplasty circumference skin removed and also fat from behind, so that the scar is the bathing suit line. It usually takes around 2 hours.
There are different techniques of tummy tuck?
Yes, depending on the physical characteristics of the patient can be made him what is known as deposits, which consists in extracting the tissue that is below the navel, without creating a new one. It occurs when there is only excess of excess tissue in that area, without supraumbilicales love handles. AC plastic surgery, we also perform a more novel technique, the Lipoabdominoplasty, that also allows to extract the excess fat in the abdominal area. In most cases we combine Abdominoplasty with liposuction (Acualipo) because the patient usually excess fat in the flanks.
What type of anesthesia is used?
Abdominoplasty is performed under general anesthesia, and the patient usually stays between 1 to 3 nights admitted to the hospital.
How is the recovery?
During the first days the area will be enlarged and the patient will feel discomfort or pain, which will be sent with the prescribed medication. You can return to work at 2 or 3 weeks of the intervention.
Will I have a scar?
Actually I can scar, but being located just above the pubis is perfectly matter with lingerie or bikini and also with the passage of time and adequate care will become increasingly more imperceptible.
It can be combined with other surgeries?
Abdominoplasty, the deposits and the Lipoabdominoplasty are surgeries that are frequently combined with other interventions of body aesthetic surgery as: Lipofilling breast, breast, breast lift, or other Dermolipectomies, on everything after massive weight loss in patients who performed Bariatric Surgery and also pregnancy (the so-called Mommy Makeover). If you wish to have more information, do not hesitate to contact the team of specialists from the portal plastic surgeons in Mérida, you will gladly.
