An abdominoplasty, also popularly known as Tummy tuck is considered to be one of the major surgeries that can flatten the belly by removing the leftover or excess skin and fat from the abdominal area. Many people opt for this surgery to tighten their muscles. Nowadays, mainly, the women who have had many pregnancies or anyone who has lost an ample amount of bodyweight and has ended up having extra skin hanging, tend to undergo Abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck.
Who should opt for going through Abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck?
First of all, Abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck is suitable for both men and women. But, for that, possessing usual good health and stable body weight is much necessary. Generally, women having muscles and skin stretched after multiple pregnancies tend to look for the procedure to tighten those loose muscles and minimize the overall abdominal skin. It is also an alternative surgical procedure for both men and women who used to be obese at a certain time period of their lives and recently have lost a significant amount of body weight and as a result now facing some problems of having loose skin on the abdominal area.
When to avoid abdominoplasty?
Although Abdominoplasty has been a very useful surgical procedure for people who suffer from the problems of excess skin on the abdominal area, there still remain some situations when a person should avoid going through abdominoplasty. Learn when you should avoid this cosmetic procedure-
- Postpone your plan to undergo Abdominoplasty if you are a woman who is forethinking to having children in the future. If you go through Abdominoplasty first and then have a pregnancy, it can once again separate or loosen your muscles that have been tightened via Abdominoplasty before your pregnancy.
- If you are in a weight loss program, do not opt for Abdominoplasty until your weight loss program is done. Wait for some days, let your body weight be stable, and then go through Abdominoplasty, that too after consulting an efficient plastic and cosmetic surgeon.
What are the complications and side effects of Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty?
More or less every surgical procedure has certain complications or side effects. Abdominoplasty has no exception in that case. Some of the side effects of Abdominoplasty are
- Numbness
- Hematoma
- Infection
- Seroma
- Clotting of blood, etc.
What to expect during Abdominoplasty recovery?
Like other surgical procedures, there is a general time frame for the recovery. But individual recoveries are based on a variety of factors, including the age of the patient, type of surgery, post-operative health status, and care. In general, a patient needs to stay one night at the clinic or hospital after surgery. Sometimes, staying in the hospital can be extended one or two days more, depending on the patient’s health and response.
It can take several weeks for the swelling and bruising to calm down thoroughly, and it may take an even longer period of time for the scars to fade away or diminish completely.