Photographs of Rectus Muscle and Fascia Sculpture during Tumescent Abdominoplasty
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Tummy Tuck Abdominoplasty |
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Minimal Bruising Tumescent Tummy Tuck - Photographs During Surgery |
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| Tumescent Anesthesia | Lower Skin Elevation | Old Belly Button | Fascia Sculpture | Trim Excess | Drains? | New Belly Button | Final Sculpture |
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little traction on the abdominal flap and the pubic skin shows how
much release has occurred. The old belly button site will move to
the pubic region.
There can be a large amount of extra skin and fat. Skin and tissues can only shrink so much after pregnancy and massive weight loss. Liposuction does not manage loose skin nor tighten a stretched out muscle and fascia wall. You are looking at the fascia and muscle wall with the fat and skin pulled up out of the way. This patient had a diastasis recti - her tissues between her abdominal rectus muscles were stretched out and separated. The purple dots indicate the edges of the muscles and will be sculpted together by Dr. Bermant. |
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You are looking at the fascia and muscle wall with the fat and skin pulled up out of the way.
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belly button remains in the same place during this repair of the
diastasis recti - loose abdominal wall between the rectus muscles.
This sculpture does not strengthen the muscles just resets them
closer to each other. This patient had a diastasis recti - her tissues between her abdominal
rectus muscles were stretched out and separated. The purple dots
indicate the edges of the muscles and will be sculpted together
by Dr. Bermant. |
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There are different types of abdominal stomach wall sculpture. Dr. Bermant varies this repair depending on the specific patient's problems. When someone is overweight, the body stores fat behind the abdominal wall. Diastasis recti repair will not hold back too much fat inside the belly behind the muscle wall. Pressure from excess tissues will overcome any tightening of abdominal wall sculpture. |
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