Tummy Tuck for Loose Skin after Pregnancy
This 33 year old female was not happy with her hanging loose skin and general flabbiness around the abdominal region. She was 5 foot 9 inches and weighed 135 pounds but had gone up to 200 pounds during pregnancy. There is a transverse caesarian scar above the pubic region that was adherent to the deeper tissues and accentuated the fold before surgery.
Height 5' 9" Weight 135 pounds
Location Surgery: Hospital Operating Room
Anesthesia: General
Stay: Ambulatory Surgery Package (up to 23 hours)
Abdominal Sculpture included:
- Tightening of the rectus muscles of the abdomen from the chest to the pubic region
- Abdominoplasty - high lateral tension technique
- Removal of large section of loose skin and scar from transverse cesarean section
- Recreation of belly button through transposed skin
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Left Photograph: Before Tummy Tuck Surgery Right Photograph: 5 Months After Tummy Tuck |
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Redundant skin after pregnancy usually resolves itself over the first several months. This is 10 years after and will not go away by itself. Exercise nor dieting will improve the loose skin. |
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Left Photograph: Before Tummy Tuck Surgery Right Photograph: 5 Months After Tummy Tuck |
Abdominoplasty surgery tightened the rectus muscles, removed loose skin and fat. Surgical sculpture of the abdomen is done through an incision. Dr. Bermant's patients are asked to bring a bathing suit to plan the incision line in the fashion they prefer. The longer incision permits a greater amount of redundant skin to be removed with the tummy tuck. Patients having less tissue for removal can have shorter incisions (see mini-tuck pages).
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Left Photograph: Before Tummy Tuck Surgery Right Photograph: 5 Months After Tummy Tuck See more images of this patient's results. |
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Tummy Tuck Abdominoplasty |
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