Abdominoplasty
Any person dreams of having a slim and fit figure. But, unfortunately, not everyone succeeds in this. Trying to achieve a good result, people adhere to various diets, regularly visit gyms. However, sometimes, despite all the efforts expended, they fail to tighten the sagging belly. In this case, abdominoplasty of the abdomen can help, especially if the defect in the figure has developed as a result of sudden weight loss or pregnancy.
What is an abdominoplasty?
Surgical correction (plastic) of the abdomen, which allows the patient to get rid of various irregularities in the proportions of the structure of the anterior abdominal wall caused by significant deposition of subcutaneous fat and / or muscle overstretching, is called abdominoplasty.
This operation is one of the most difficult among all types of surgical interventions in cosmetology.
Indications for abdominoplasty of the abdomen
Like any other operation, surgical correction of the anterior abdominal wall has a number of indications and contraindications. The indications for abdominoplasty are:
- The presence of excess skin, as well as subcutaneous fatty tissue of the anterior abdominal wall, which cannot be removed using other methods (liposuction, exercise, diet) or their combinations.
- The presence of contraindications for liposuction, for example, low elastic-collagen properties of the skin.
- A large number of stretch marks (pale stretch marks) on the skin of the abdomen.
- The presence of prolapse (ptosis) of the anterior abdominal wall or skin-fatty "apron".
- General stretching of the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall and divergence of the rectus abdominis muscles.
- The presence of rough postoperative scars in the lower abdomen.
In some cases, simultaneously with performing abdominoplasty, surgeons also perform hernia repair with reliable suturing of the hernial orifice or closing them with a special mesh made of a special polymer material. At the request of the woman, plastic surgeons can remove her abdomen and the lower pair of ribs during abdominoplasty, which will emphasize the waist line. In this case, a woman will look completely different before and after an abdominoplasty. If at the very beginning she had a figure with numerous flaws, then after abdominoplasty the abdomen will become elastic and fit, and the woman's waist will be the envy of all her friends.
In addition to the operations listed above, abdominoplasty, according to reviews of plastic surgeons, should not be combined with any other abdominal operations, because this significantly increases the risk of complications in the postoperative period.
Contraindications to abdominoplasty
- Diabetes;
- Decompensated heart or respiratory failure;
- The presence of postoperative scars above the navel.
According to reviews, abdominoplasty gives low aesthetic results in severe obesity.
As already mentioned, the abdomen after abdominoplasty becomes even and beautiful. But if you gain weight again after the operation for any reason, then the whole result of the work of the surgeons will be nullified. Therefore, if you are planning another pregnancy, then first give birth to a child, and only then resort to abdominoplasty of the abdomen.
Abdominoplasty is a rather complex and serious surgical intervention, often accompanied by the development of various postoperative complications. Therefore, it should be performed only in specialized clinics and by specialists of the highest qualifications who have sufficient experience in carrying out such operations.
Abdominoplasty: before and after surgery
Before deciding on surgery, a thorough medical examination should be carried out. In the course of it, not only the presence of possible contraindications to the correction of the anterior abdominal wall is revealed, but also the cause of the development of obesity is established. Before carrying out abdominoplasty, you should reduce the weight to optimal, or vice versa, gain it. This is due to the fact that if you lose weight after the operation, then ugly skin folds will appear on your stomach again, but if you recover, the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall and skin will stretch, and the stomach after abdominoplasty will look the same as before.
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