This will usually be improved with an abdominoplasty but if it is excessive then a secondary procedure at additional cost may be required.
You can see that there is some laxity in the suprapubic area as well. It is important to have the operation when you are very near your target ideal weight. Most patients who undergo this procedure, unless they are very slim, will benefit from some additional liposuction to the central abdomen and hips which can be performed at the same time.
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It depends how much laxity there is in the skin as to the scar position or whether a short vertical component will also be needed which can be useful to lower the longer horizontal scar.
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By performing a full abdominoplasty it is possible to stretch the skin which is folded above the umbilicus and bring it down to the pubic area. The scar can be expected to fade over the next 6 to 12 months. The result shown and scar is at six weeks. This patient underwent a full abdominoplasty with liposuction. MJ, Age 42, Torquay, Devon, Abdominoplasty and Liposuction. It is only six weeks after surgery and I am looking forward to getting back to my usual exercise”. “The operation has made a huge difference. Results shown are six weeks after surgery. The result shown are six months after surgery. The liposuction also extended over the lower ribs below the breasts. This lady underwent an abdominoplasty removing 650 grammes of tissue from her lower abdomen along with 350 CCS of liposuction. KL, Age 46, Bodmin, Cornwall, Abdominoplasty with liposuction to the hips and central abdomen “It has given me more confidence I wore a bikini for the first time in 20 years on holiday”. Results shown are six months after surgery. Combining breast reduction or mastopexy and abdominoplasty is a big operation but very possible in otherwise fit patients who wish to have a single procedure.Ībdominoplasty with liposuction to hips and central abdomen The results of this type of procedure are much better when the target weight has been reached and the result maintained for 12 months or so. However post operatively there was a complication of a wound infection which resulted in a poor lower abdominal scar and this was revised three months later and at the same time achieving a suprapubic lift which sometimes is needed as a secondary procedure with this degree of weight loss. Sometimes it is possible to perform a weight loss abdominoplasty without the need for a vertical scar associated with the Fleur-de-lis procedure as was the case here.
Following her gastric bypass procedure her weight had dropped from 18 1/2 to 8 1/2 stone, dress now size 6/8. This patient underwent a mastopexy (breast uplift) along with an abdominoplasty.
MD, Age 50, Torbay, Devon, Mastopexy and Abdominoplasty with suprapubic lift as secondary procedure “I lost 10 stone in weight after my gastric bypass, I then waited a year for my surgery and it has changed my life for the better.” It is very important after this type of procedure not to gain significant weight as any future weight gain will go to other areas of the body including inside the abdomen where it is not healthy to store fat.Ĭombined with modest weight loss or a stable weight then the results then the results an abdominoplasty will last much longer and will not have any detrimental effects on general health.Ībdominoplasty and mastopexy with suprapubic lift as secondary procedure 1.1 kilogrammes of abdominal tissue was removed from the abdomen along with a further 800 mls of liposuction from the hips and central abdomen. This patient underwent a breast uplift along with an abdominoplasty. MC, Age 42, Exeter, Devon, Mastopexy (Breast uplift) combined with an Abdominoplasty with liposuction. “This has made a huge difference to all aspects of my life.
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