Abdominoplasty and Mini – Abdominoplasty in Milan
Abdominoplasty is a cosmetic surgery that allows you to reshape abdomen and hips that have lost tone and definition. In cases of modest tissue relaxation and small fat accumulations, it is possible to perform a less demanding technique, i.e. mini-abdominoplasty.
Abdominoplasty is one of the most requested but also most delicate procedures of plastic surgery and therefore must be performed by a plastic surgeon experienced in body surgery and in a clinic with the highest standard of safety.
Abdominal Plastic Surgery: when is it necessary?
You are an ideal candidate for tummy tuck if your belly has a large amount of excess skin, a relaxation of the belly muscles and fat accumulations in both the navel and hip areas.
In the case of less important relaxations and modest fat accumulations, it will be indicated to evaluate less invasive procedures such as Body-tite and non-invasive laser lipolysis Sculpsure.
The most frequent situations that can cause excess skin in the abdomen are:
- Pregnancy
- Important weight loss
- Significant weight gain
- abdominal surgery (hernias, laparoceles, etc.)
Not all people can undergo a tummy tuck as it is a surgery that can only be performed if there are no contraindications such as smoking, diabetes, heart problems or other diseases.
Abdominoplasty: how it works
The average duration of an operation is 2 hours and the surgery is almost always performed under general anesthesia so as not to run risks caused by local anesthesia that may be incomplete.
The first part of the surgery involves the dissection of the abdominal tissues and the repair, if necessary, of the muscle part (which may have weakened, for example after pregnancy).
Immediately afterwards, the excess skin is removed and the navel is repositioned, finally the excess adipose tissue is sucked from the belly and hips.
At the end of the surgery, the abdomen is defined and we will inevitably have a scar in the part immediately above the pubis that will extend (as little as possible) laterally. There will also be a scar around the navel.
Miniabdominoplasty: how it works
The mini abdominoplasty surgery is certainly less invasive than the traditional one because the removal of the skin is performed only in the lowest part of the abdomen. In addition, the navel is repositioned from the inside, thus avoiding a scar.
The operating time is shorter and the recovery time is much faster.
So why not always perform a mini-tummy tuck?
Because not all patients are good candidates, in fact if the abdomen has sagging and excess skin even higher than the navel, minaddominoplasty may not be sufficient to reshape the belly shiloutte.
Abdominoplasty: before and after
The result of a normal or mini abdominoplasty is always better than the starting situation.
The abdomen will be thinner and more defined but the improvement will not only be aesthetic but also functional, it will improve the strength of the abdominal muscles which will become evident in all daily and sports activities.
The scars will become less and less evident as the months go by and it will rarely be necessary to resort to laser therapy to improve them.
It is an intervention that must always be helped by those who undergo it who will be responsible for maintaining a stable body weight and practicing sports.
It is very useful to combine this intervention with treatments that serve to improve tissue tone, such as Morpheus 8 Body or Onda or Body Tite.
Abdominoplasty: risks and complications
To minimize risks and complications, which are still low, careful evaluation by both the surgeon and the anesthesiologist will be necessary.
In some cases, before proceeding with the surgery, it will be necessary to stabilize some blood test values, stop smoking and eliminate any risk factors.
Rest is essential to avoid delays in healing. Generally, recovery times are two weeks for abdominoplasty and 7-10 days for mini.
Sport can be resumed after about a month, with gradual and progressive loads.
Surgeon Experienced in Abdominoplasty
It is important to contact a plastic surgeon who is an expert in this surgery, because this involves the mixture of different surgical techniques that are put together that a surgeon acquires only after years of practice and thousands of operations performed.
In some cases, especially if there are significant deficits of the abdominal wall such as hernias and laparoceles, the involvement of the general surgeon during the operation will be evaluated in order to strengthen the fasciae more internally using biocompatible meshes.
