During the course of natural ageing, post pregnancy gains or loss of weight, the abdominal tissues including muscle can become permanently stretched with significant lower abdomen bulge. No amount of exercise or dieting can remove this excess bulging tissue. If you fall in this category, then you may be suitable for an abdominoplasty procedure which tightens the abdominal muscles and remove extra bulging of tissue. A body-lift procedure is an extended procedure where excess tissue is removed circumferentially to improve the contour of the waist from the front and behind.
This can be surgery of choice in women who only have a very small amount of excess tissue in lower abdomen with good rectus muscle tone. It is often seen in women who have history of weight or post pregnancy with minimal lower abdomen bulge.
This approach has the benefit of using a shorter incision usually hidden like caesarean section scar, but less tissue can be removed and it can be difficult to tighten the abdominal muscles with this approach.
This procedure can be offered in cases where there’s too much skin excess in flank region which can be treated with liposuction alone. An extended abdominoplasty allows more tissue to be removed from the flanks.
This procedure is typically reserved for people who have lost a large amount of weight through diet or weight loss surgeries. Excess tissue needs to be removed circumferentially from the lower abdomen in these subsets of patients.
At Rejuvenaids, during your first consultation with Dr Neeraj, a full assessment of your abdominal area as well as whole body will be done in order to help you choose the best type of abdominoplasty surgery as per your individual needs.
Every aspect of surgery and post- surgery protocol will be discussed in detail during consultation to ensure that you feel 100% confident in your decision to proceed with your surgery.
Abdominoplasty is the scientific name for a tummy tuck. This is the procedure of choice to remove the unwanted lower abdominal ‘bulge’ that can occur as a result of:
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Significant weight loss
• with ageing
The tummy tuck procedure removes excess lower abdominal tissue through an incision just above the pubic region which is barely visible once it is healed. During this procedure we also tighten the abdominal muscles for better contouring. Liposuction is used as an adjunct with abdominoplasty for sculpting of flanks and upper abdomen to improve the contour and give a high definition aesthetically appealing look.
Anesthesia: General
Length of stay: usually 1-2 day
Length of surgery: 3-4 hrs
Time off work: 1-2 weeks
Return to light exercise: After 4 weeks