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Abdominoplasty (Tummy-Tuck) With age, after pregnancies
and in obesity the elasticity of the connective tissues and skin can decrease
resulting in folds and rolls on the abdomen. After heavy weight reduction the
same phenomenon can occur with skin hanging like an apron. There are no physical
activities or medicines capable of tightening the skin. Principle:
Stretching and removing redundant skin and tighten a protruding abdominal wall. Technique:
Endoscopic tightening of the protruding muscles is possible when no skin redundancy
is present. Otherwise the incisions runs low on the abdomen from the iliac crest
to iliac crest and around the umbilicus. There can be variations concerning the
placement of the incisions depending on the deformity. The pants will hide the
scars. The skin is mobilized up to the ribcage and pulled down and shortened.
The musculature can now be tightened. If there is only little skin to be stretched,
a shorter incision is possible. Drainages are inserted and a compressing garment
is applied. This operation is regarded to be a big operation and the immediate
course is rather discomfortable. One has to walk and stand in a light forward
bent position in order to release tension and to avoid dehiscence of the wound.
Anaesthetic:
General anaesthesia. Operating time: 2 - 3 hours. What happens afterward?
This text is edited and controlled by Dr. Per Gunnar Opitz, Opitz plastikkirurgiska klinik i Malmö Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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