With abdominoplasty, we aim to enable our patients to get rid of the appearance of a flabby, sagging abdomen with stretch marks; and to achieve a tight and flat abdominal structure with prominent waist curves.
Who Are Suitable Candidates for Abdominoplasty?
People who are not overweight but have flabby, sagging abdomen with stretch marks are suitable candidates for abdominoplasty.
Who Are Not Suitable Candidates for Abdominoplasty?
Overweight people Abdominoplasty may not be appropriate for people with excessive abdominal visceral fat accumulation, those who have uncontrolled diabetes, heavy smokers and those with severe systemic diseases may not be suitable candidates for abdominoplasty.
What Should the Appropriate Timing Be for Abdominoplasty?
In order to be able to have abdominoplasty, a patient has to drop to a weight close to his or her ideal weight. In an overweight person, the desired result cannot be achieved because the abdomen will be convex due to excessive abdominal visceral fat accumulation. It is necessary to wait for at least 1 month after childbirth. If breastfeeding continues after 1 year, this surgical procedure should definitely be postponed until the end of the breastfeeding period.
What Is A Mini Abdominoplasty?
If complaints such as bulge, flabbiness and sagging in the abdomen are localized only under the belly button and if this condition cannot be corrected with liposuction, we prefer mini abdominoplasty. The recovery process of the mini tummy tuck is relatively faster. It leaves a shorter scar and the position of the belly button is not changed. In conjunction with abdominoplasty, we often perform liposuction on the upper part of the abdomen and the waistline to achieve a more effective result.
Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
Abdominoplasty is performed under general anesthesia. It takes about 2 to 3 hours on average. In this surgical procedure, the poor quality sagging abdominal skin with stretch marks is removed as much as possible, the loose abdominal muscles are tightened, the belly button is moved to its new location, and when necessary, regional excess fat deposits are removed with liposuction. After the operation, patients stay in the hospital for 1 to 2 nights. After 5 to 6 days, daily activities can be performed. Patients wear a corset for a period of 1 month. It is recommended to avoid activities that strain the abdominal region for 1 month. The desired result of the procedure is seen within 3 to 6 months.
Will I Lose Weight After Abdominoplasty?
When you get on the scales after abdominoplasty, you will see a weight loss proportional to the amount of tissue removed. However, the primary purpose of this surgical procedure is not to enable you to lose weight, but to reshape your abdomen and waistline. On the contrary, when abdominoplasty is performed on people, who are close to their ideal weight, more successful results can be achieved.
Does Abdominoplasty Leave a Scar?
Abdominoplasty leaves scars hidden by underwear, which are more noticeable in the early postoperative period. However, 1 year after the operation, the scars look like a cesarean section scar.
Can Abdominoplasty Be Performed on Men As Well?
Also in men, we often see sagging skin in the abdominal region caused by weight gain and loss. We perform abdominoplasty operations and other body contouring procedures with increasing frequency in men as well.
Does The Abdomen Sag Again After Abdominoplasty?
If you maintain your new weight and body condition after this procedure, your body shape will not deteriorate for many years.
Is It Possible To Get Pregnant After Abdominoplasty?
Abdominoplasty does not prevent you from getting pregnant, or even from having a normal or cesarean delivery. However, any woman who has undergone abdominoplasty is not recommended to become pregnant in the first year after the operation.
What is Extended Abdominoplasty and Belt-Lipectomy?
People who lose a large amount of weight in normal ways or after weight loss surgeries have sagging skin not only in the abdomen but also in the waistline and buttocks. When the stretching procedure is performed on both abdomen and waist area, it is called 'extended abdominoplasty'. When a stretching procedure is performed in such a way as to lift the abdomen, waistline and buttocks, it is called ‘belt-lipectomy'. Both procedures leave scars completely in the underwear area.
