Plastic Surgery Term: Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
What is a Tummy Tuck?Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) is a surgical procedure that dramatically reduces the area of the abdomen surrounding the waistline.
A Tummy Tuck will remove excess fat and skin, and tighten the muscles of your abdomen, creating a more flat, contoured waistline. Many surgeons utilize liposuction technology in concert with abdominoplasty to achieve the desired results.
This plastic surgery procedure can take anywhere from 2-5 hours. Most patients are back to work within 3-4 weeks.
In addition, those who undergo a Tummy Tuck procedure usually do so after pregnancy which may leave them with excess skin and unwanted fat, or after they have lost an optimal amount of weight and still have stubborn pockets of excess fat and sagging skin.
Labels: Abdominoplasty, Liposuction, Tummy Tuck
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tummy Tuck: What to Expect After Surgery
The first few days your abdomen will be swollen and you will be in some pain and discomfort. Your plastic surgeon will prescribe you with some medication for this pain. Typically, but dependant on the degree of your surgery, you will be released within a few hours.
Before you leave, you plastic surgeon will give you instructions on exactly what you can and can not do. To answer a couple of common questions, your plastic surgeon will direct you on how to change your dressings, how to shower, and how to be most comfortable. Your surface stitches will be removed within one week, and the others will come out within 3 weeks.
Labels: Abdominoplasty
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tummy Tuck: What to Expect After Surgery
The first few days your abdomen will be swollen and you will be in some pain and discomfort. Your plastic surgeon will prescribe you with some medication for this pain. Typically, but dependant on the degree of your surgery, you will be released within a few hours.
Before you leave, you plastic surgeon will give you instructions on exactly what you can and can not do. To answer a couple of common questions, your plastic surgeon will direct you on how to change your dressings, how to shower, and how to be most comfortable. Your surface stitches will be removed within one week, and the others will come out within 3 weeks.
Labels: Abdominoplasty, Tummy Tuck
Friday, May 23, 2008
About Abdominoplasty
A full abdominoplasty will take anywhere from 2-5 hours. A partial abdominoplasty usually will take less than 2 hours.
Your plastic surgeon will make an incision from hipbone to hipbone. This is done right above the pubic area. A second incision is then made to free the navel from the surrounding tissue. With partial abdominoplasty, the incision is much shorter and the navel may not be moved, although it may be pulled into an unnatural shape as the skin is tightened and stitched.
Your plastic surgeon will then separate your skin from the abdominal wall, all the way up to your ribs. This will then reveal the vertical muscles in your abdomen. The muscles are then pulled close together, and then stitched into the new position. This is known as muscle tightening and will give you a firmer abdominal wall, and a narrower waistline.
The skin flap, is then stretched down and the extra skin is removed. For your navel, a new hole is cut and stitched in place. The incisions will then be stitched, and a temporary tube may be inserted to drain any excess fluid from the surgical area.
In a partial abdominoplasty the skin is only separated between the incision line and the navel.
Labels: Abdominoplasty
Monday, January 28, 2008
Plastic Surgery Term: Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
What is a Tummy Tuck?Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) is a surgical procedure that dramatically reduces the appearance of a chubby abdomen.
A Tummy Tuck will remove excess fat and skin, and tighten the muscles of your abdomen, making a more flat abdomen. This plastic surgery procedure can take anywhere from 2-5 hours. Most patients are back to work within 3-4 weeks.
Most people who undergo a tummy tuck do so after a pregnancy which may leave them with excess skin or after they have lost an optimal amount of weight and still have stubborn pockets of excess fat.
Labels: Abdominoplasty, Tummy Tuck
