MINI ABDOMEN tuck surgery
Abdominal tightening (abdominoplasty) is an operation that gives good results in male or female patients with loose skin and sagging in the abdominal area. It is known as. This surgery is aimed at resolving deformations and contour disorders in the entire frontal area of the abdomen, starting from the sub-breast level. In some patients where the excess skin is only below the level of the belly button, tummy tuck surgery is performed only for this area. With this surgery, called mini abdominoplasty or mini tummy tuck, only the excess skin and contour irregularities in the lower abdomen are eliminated, without making an incision around the belly button.
It is a suitable surgery for patients who do not have skin looseness above the belly button level. method. Sometimes, patients with excess fat stored in the lower abdomen may apply to have it removed. Liposuction performed on such patients may cause the skin to become loose in this area. This situation is anticipated before the surgery and a mini abdominoplasty is recommended to the patient. If necessary, fat removal by liposuction can be performed in the upper abdominal area during the same surgery.
The surgery takes approximately 1-1.5 hours under general anesthesia, a drain is usually used and removed the next day. Surgery scars are removed without abdominoplasty. It will be shorter. It is recommended to use the special corset that will be worn following the surgery for at least 3 weeks.
The post-operative period is generally quite comfortable, and you can return to work after 3-4 days. It will take approximately 1 year for the scars to fade.
It is a surgery that gives very good results, provided that the appropriate harvest is chosen.
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