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Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)

What It Is:

Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a "tummy tuck," is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.

How It Works:

Most commonly, the surgeon will make a long incision from hipbone to hipbone, just above the pubic area. A second incision is made to free the navel from surrounding tissue. With a limited abdominoplasty, the incision is much shorter and the navel is lowered without freeing it from the surrounding skin.

Next, the surgeon separates the skin from the abdominal wall all the way up to the ribs and lifts a large skin flap to reveal the vertical muscles in the abdomen. These muscles are tightened and stitched into their new position. This part of the procedure firms the abdominal wall and narrows the waistline.
The skin flap is then stretched down and the extra skin is removed. A new hole is cut for the navel, which is then stitched in place. Finally, the incisions are stitched, dressings are applied, and a temporary tube may be inserted to drain excess fluid from the surgical site.

In a limited abdominoplasty, the skin is separated only between the incision line and the navel. This skin flap is stretched down. The lower muscles tightened and the excess skin and fat is removed.

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