Abdominoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure, which creates a firmer and more defined abdomen area by removing excess skins around the abdominal area. This procedure is also popularly known as tummy tuck. The patients usually have desired results as long as they chooses a cosmetic doctor who they can trust and follow all instructions.

To remove excess fat and skin in the stomach and abdomen area most people desire a tummy tuck. Usually to adjust and tighten the walls of the abdomen is the ultimate goal. While others choose to get abdominoplasty after they have undergone a major weight loss regime and want to remove sagging or loose skin, many candidates get this surgery after pregnancy.

The next step is to decide which surgery technique is best for you once you have decided to undergo this surgical procedure. There are two abdominoplasty techniques including the traditional full tummy tuck and the mini tummy tuck.

An incision is made along the hip bones and down along the public bone under the traditional technique. To remove it and reposition it later another incision is made around the navel. The skin is then stitched together and tightened, which loosened from the underlying tissues and the abdominal muscles. Tummy Liposuction is often employed at this point to eliminate stubborn fat pockets. The skin is stretched downward, the excess is removed after the muscles and tissues are all in the desired spot. The main incision is closed as the navel is sewn back into the skin in the appropriate place. For years, this technique is tried and true and has been successful. The scars are longer and more visible than they are with the other methods, which is the main disadvantage to this method.

Even though the mini tuck is on a smaller scale and intended for those who are within 10 to 20 percent of their ideal weight it is very similar to the traditional method. Although just with the area between the navel and the pubic bone, this procedure does not deal with the entire abdominal section. Smaller incision is made under this tummy tuck technique which does not run up the hip bones like the traditional technique. Usually, in its original position the navel is left intact. The tissues and muscles are tighten and repositioned by the surgeon, after which he will pull the stomach skin tight and cut off the extra. At the incision the stomach is then sutured together again. Although the effects are not as dramatic as those of the traditional method the down time for this surgery is much shorter.

Another procedure is the lipectomy tummy tuck. For those who are pretty close to their ideal weight but just seem to carry the extra weight all in their torso this is the best method. It also tends to be best suited to those who still have good stomach skin elasticity but have loosened abdominal muscles.




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