Tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty) with liposuction

Description: Tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty) with liposuction surgery is performed in cases where the abdomen is sagging, slack skin, thickness of subcutaneous fat is increased anddistended, eventually slack abdominal muscles. It can be combined with liposuction of hips. It is performed on patients afterrepeated childbirths who increased their weight excessively.

Duration: 2-4 hours.

Adverse effects: This surgery causes moderate to high pain with need of analgesia in the postoperativeperiod. Swelling, bruising, seromamaycomplicate the healing. Long-term recovery. Insensitivity over the scar.

Recovery: Home rest at least 3 weeks. Moderate physical activities in 3-5 weeks. Full load in 2 months after surgery. Wearing of compressiveunderwear for several months. Final resolution of residual swelling is usually in 6 months.

Results: Perfect result depends on strengthening of abdominal muscles through exercise and permanent weight control.

Operational procedure: The main cut is in the lower abdomen and continues above the groin on the hips -depending on the volumeof released skin.Another cut is around the navel. During the operation excessive skin is removed, layer of subcutaneous fat is reduced aspossible and distended abdominal muscles are sewed together. Correction of often present exomphalocele, etc is performed bythe plastic suture of subcutaneous layers. The procedure can be usually combined with liposuction of upper abdomen and hips.

Plastic reduction in lower abdomen called miniabdominoplastycan help in less serious cases. Its advantage is less invasiveinterposition and shorter scar.

Anesthesia: General