Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Scarless Tummy Tuck Explained

By Brandon Geberinger

A scarless tummy tuck or partial abdominoplasty will result in smaller and less visible tummy tuck scars. The cosmetic surgeon makes the incision much smaller than the incision made for a full abdominoplasty incision. You may be an ideal candidate for a scarless tummy tuck, if you lost elasticity in your abdomen and nothing you do improves it. Things such as age, pregnancy or a lot of weight gain can cause your skin on your abdomen to lose elasticity. This procedure is mainly for problems in the lower abdomen. There shouldnt be to much excess fat in this area. Your abdomen will look taut after this surgery because the surgeon will remove excess skin and tighten the muscles.

A scarless tummy tuck has a lower risk for complications because this type of operation is usually only a few hours long. If you smoke, you should try to stop approximately two weeks before your tummy tuck to make sure you heal well. Your surgeon will give you all the information you need so youre ready for the surgery.

A general anesthetic or local anesthetic in addition to a sedative will be used. The surgeon may also do liposuction along with the surgery.

The surgeon will make an incision above the pubis and then stretch the skin flap down. The fat will than be removed and the skin tightened. He will stitch the flap back into place. The belly button doesnt need to be removed during this procedure.

A great benefit of a scarless tummy tuck is you dont have to stay in the hospital long. Some patients even go home the same day. Pain, tenderness, swelling and bruising are some of the symptoms you may have after this surgery. You can do some light activities after a couple of days if you feel up to it. It may take a whole month to completely recover. Your stitches will be taken out about 10 days after your tummy tuck. You need to be more active after the stitches are out to keep blood clots from forming and to help you recover quicker. Always follow your surgeons advice and keep all your appointments. - 15343

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