WHEN SHOULD I GET ABDOMINAL PLASTIC SURGERY?
When the contractibility and flexibility of the belly skin decreases, it cannot adapt to changes and tends to sag. When affected by significant obesity the skin sag downwards along with a thick layer of fat; in severe cases this process can reach extreme extents.
The aim of abdominal plastic surgery is to eliminate these changes and repair the skin, fat tissue and the abdominal wall, so as to form a
tight, aestethic belly,
better-shaped body,
more attractive appearance.
This is important, because excessive amount of local skin and fat on the belly may lead to not only aesthetic but also to functional complaints; it endangers the body’s general health state, skin diseases may appear at the skin surfaces pressed together, besides, psychic disorders may arise.
The belly may bulge without any excessive obesity or sagging of the skin. The two abdominal muscles drift away in these cases, mostly following a childbirth.
HOW IS ABDOMINAL PLASTIC SURGERY DONE?
When planning an abdominal plastic surgery procedure, the cause and the extentsionof the alteration should be considered.
The surgical incision follows an arched line that connects the hip bones, in a hiddenfold over the pubic mound. The saggy skin is removed along with the subcutaneous fat tissue. Then the navel is fixed in its original position, and wound is closed with multilayer plastic sutures. At the end of the surgery a compression bandage is placed on the wound.
The client naturally can have babies after an abdominal plastic surgery, but it is more practical to schedule the procedure for the period after the birth(s), Abdominal plastic surgery can be a significant aid for those women, who had several pregnancies, and whose abdominal muscles have drifted apart.
Prior to the procedure, general and local examinations have to be done to value the risks of the treatment. The procedure is always performed under general anaesthesia.
Length of the procedure is 2-3 hours, compulsory clinical stay-in is 2 nights.
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HEALING AND RECOVERY AFTER ABDOMINAL PLASTIC SURGERY
Though in most cases of medical procedures, operations may be accompanied by the swelling, haemorrhage, possibly inflammation of the given region, or scarring disorders may occur, these are becoming rarer and more easy to treat – due to the development in medical science.
Among the complications of abdominal plastic surgery, exudationn and sensory disorder, caused by a possible injury of surface skin nerves are to mentioned.
Work capacity returns in 10-14 days, suture removal is done in 14 days. The patient should wear pressure bandage or medical corset for 4-6 weeks.