Is tummy tuck painful? Does abdominal skin tightening require surgery?
Tummy tuck or abdominal skin tightening surgery is currently one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures. Usually, factors causing your stomach to degrade such as obesity, pregnancy, genetics causing your skin to loose, together with fat deposits, creating stretch marks in the abdominal region and contributing to the development of sagging skin in your abdomen.
Video 3D Tummy Tuck - Viet My Aesthetic Hospital
A tummy tuck aims to remove the loose skin, excess abdominal fat and stretch marks in the abdomen area. In addition, the saggy abdominal muscles will be reshaped to restore firm abdominal muscles just like before pregnancy. Tummy tuck surgery can be performed alone, but are often combined with liposuction to bring a slim and firm waistline.
Tummy tuck is indicated for those with excess fat along with excess skin, stretch marks, or a flat abdominal wall.
Painless tummy tuck: spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia, 3D video of tummy tuck.
Tummy tuck incision
After tightening the abdominal skin, the surgeon will make an incision above the pubic area. The length of the incision will depend on the level of excess abdominal skin.
Dissecting the skin and fat layers
The surgeon will use an electrocautery knife to dissect the skin and fat layers from the abdominal wall.
Suturing the abdominal wall
To shape the abdominal wall, the surgeon will suture the abdominal muscles to create a slimmer and firmer abdominal wall, as well as a slim waistline just like before giving birth.
Navel shaping
In cases of excessive abdominal skin that requires moving the navel, the surgeon will create a new navel.
Abdominal skin tightening and removing the excess skin, drainage
The excess skin will be removed, and a drainage tube will be put to reduce swellings after the surgery. Then, the abdominal skin will be sutured by non-absorbable thread.
Post-operative care
You will wear a specialized bandage in 2 to 4 weeks, which will help reduce swellings and speed up the recovery. The thread will be removed after 7 to 10 days. The scar after the tummy tuck surgery will be hidden in the undergarments and gradually fade over time.
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* The results achieved depend on each individual’s constitution.
