Give yourself a beautiful, sculpted lower abdomen this holiday season with a partial abdominoplasty, a procedure that can get rid of excess fat and skin while tightening those ab muscles. When considering a cosmetic abdominal contouring procedure, it’s important to take into account the degree of change you want to achieve. Some patients want a fair amount of work done,[…]
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A tummy tuck can give a patient a fitter, slimmer abdomen. Part of the tummy tuck recovery process is supporting the newly recontoured abdominal tissues. Because the tummy tuck involves tightening muscles with sutures, removing excess skin, and taking out excess fatty tissue, the composition of the area may be quite different following the surgery. To help the remaining tissues[…]
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During a partial tummy tuck, your plastic surgeon will remove excess skin from your lower abdomen. Any unwanted pockets of fatty tissue will be addressed with liposuction, and lax muscle tissue may be tightened. These surgical techniques result in a slim, toned lower abdomen. One key difference between the partial tummy tuck and the full tummy tuck procedure is the[…]
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During surgery, one of the body’s healing responses to tissue alteration is the production of fluid and blood. When these liquids build up in the skin, it can cause complications such as seromas and hematomas. Part of mini abdominoplasty recovery may be dealing with these liquids to prevent complications. In order to avoid these complications during mini abdominoplasty recovery, your[…]
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After you get your lower abdomen recontoured and tightened, you’ll need to rest and heal up. The mini tummy tuck recovery process is most likely to go well when you pay attention to your plastic surgeon’s directions. Swelling in the tissues of the lower abdominal area is a normal result of the procedure. This can be controlled and reduced with[…]
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Lax muscle tissue and fatty deposits in the abdominal area can contribute to the appearance of a flabby stomach. If exercise and diet aren’t reducing the flab, it may be time to consider a mini abdominoplasty. This procedure can give your lower abdomen a fit, contoured look. For your mini abdominoplasty, your plastic surgeon will create a small incision above[…]
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To remove the excess skin that comes along with major weight loss, along with any leftover stubborn fat pockets and drooping internal muscle tissue, plastic surgeons offer abdominoplasty surgery. Part of abdominoplasty surgery is closing the incision after the plastic surgeon has removed the targeted tissues. An incision for a full tummy tuck stretches from one hipbone to the other[…]
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Both pregnancy and childbirth can cause the skin of the stomach to droop. To address sagging skin and stretch marks, consider a post-pregnancy mini tummy tuck as part of a Mommy Makeover procedure. A Mommy Makeover is a way to enhance and sculpt a patient’s post-pregnancy body, making it look as good or better than it did before pregnancy. During[…]
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When stretch marks form on the skin of a person’s stomach, they become a source of feelings of embarrassment and self-consciousness. Happily, during a tummy tuck procedure, the skin in this area is smoothed and reshaped. As a result, stretch marks are often smoothed out and can disappear entirely. What causes stretch marks? A person’s skin can stretch to accommodate[…]
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Having great abs and a trim tummy is a real boost to one’s self-confidence. Unfortunately, despite consistent exercise and dieting, hanging skin and stubborn fat will often cling on for dear life. An abdominoplasty is a very effective way to remedy this situation. Your plastic surgeon can trim away excess skin and fatty deposits using a combination of liposuction and[…]
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