Lipoabdominoplasty – The Ultimate Abdomen Contouring

 

Many women find it difficult to achieve a flat stomach even after a perfect diet or exercise especially after pregnancy or major weight loss. Some also have exercise resistant fat which doesn’t shed off even after trying everything. Lipoabdominoplasty surgery in Kolkata has become one of the most common cosmetic surgeries to get rid of the excessive fat or skin from the abdomen.

Introduction:

Lipoabdominoplasty is a procedure which combines liposuction and abdominoplasty to remove excess skin and fat from the abdomen. It is a perfectly safe cosmetic procedure where the important structures of the abdomen like lymphatic vessels, nerves and blood vessels are not harmed.  

 

Lipoabdominoplasty is a safe procedure which prevents the complications and tissue trauma that can be involved with standard abdominoplasty such as hematoma (blood clot within the tissues), seroma (fluid accumulation in tissues), necrosis (tissue death) and fat necrosis.

 

Indications and Contraindications:

Lipoabdominoplasty are not suitable for the people with skinny abdomen and excessive skin, in that case you have to opt for traditional abdominoplasty.

Lipoabdominoplasty can be done to the patients having the following condition:

Presence of excess fat and redundant skin on the tummy, flanks and around the back

Excess fat in the lower abdomen or pear shaped body

Obese individuals with more fat in the abdominal wall.

Weakened abdominal muscles

Excess superficial fat in the upper abdomen

Fat in the abdomen and flanks giving an appearance of rolls

 

Pre-operative Assessment:

Before the procedure, you entire medical history is taken and a detailed physical examination is performed. It is recommended to stop smoking for a couple of day to avoid complications after the surgery and delayed healing. A healthy diet is recommended. Any kind of strict diet before the surgery has to be stopped. The doctor to should know about all the medication that you are taking currently and also about significant medical conditions and past surgeries.

 

Surgical Procedure:

The surgery is performed under general anaesthesia. Steps include in performing lipoabdominoplasty are:

The surgeon injects tumescent fluid, a mixture of saline, lidocaine, and vasoconstrictor to the fat cells. This anaesthetic fluid helps to decrease swelling, bleeding and facilitates removal of fat during liposuction.

Liposuction is performed to extract maximum fats from abdomen, back and flanks.

Liposuction is performed to remove the maximum quantity of fat from the abdomen, flanks and back.

After liposuction, an incision is made in the lower abdomen from hip bone to hip bone. The skin is elevated up to the umbilicus or navel in a special plane. The skin around the navel is then isolated.

A tunnel dissection is performed to expose the upper abdominal muscles. If required, the muscles are tightened.

The upper abdominal skin is pulled down over the lower part of the abdomen; excess skin is removed, and the edges are sutured.

Then, an umbilicoplasty or a belly button surgery is performed to create a new opening for the already attached umbilicus to the abdominal muscles. The new umbilicus is similar to that of the natural umbilicus.

The fluid collected under the skin flap may be drained or the space may be pre-closed depending on the surgeon’s choice.

Post-Surgery Care

After a surgery pain killers are prescribed to the patients to decrease the pain. It is advised to rest with your hips and knees to exert less tension on the abdomen. Generally the patient is released in an overnight or may be a day more if there is any sign of complications which happens rarely. Stiches are mostly internal and dissolving. Full recovery takes around 2-3 weeks.

Risks:

Like every other surgery lipoabdominoplasty also has some complications and risk factors which are observed very rarely though:

Infection

Delayed healing

Lung collapse

Deep vein thrombosis

 

Advantages:

Improved abdominal sculpting because of the aggressive liposuction

Many patients will have a short scar

Lower rate of postoperative complications

Less likelihood of postoperative numbness

Less swelling, bruising, and faster recovery

Blood vessels, nerves or lymphatic vessels do not get damaged anyway.

 

Conclusion:

Lipoabdominoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic surgery that people undergo to achieve a much more aesthetic self which increases the self confidence because it’s not always easy move in life being obese.