Shaping Up Surgically For A Flat Tummy

Abdominoplasty is increasingly becoming more popular than ever before.

The primary reason is compelling.

It is yielding better results and fewer complications due to innovative medical evolutions that commenced in Brazil a decade ago.

To recapitulate, abdominoplasty or tummy tuck is a procedure that removes excess fat and skin to tighten muscles of the abdomen.

Men and women undergo Abdominoplasty in Maryland to get rid of wrinkled skin and stretch marks.

According to a surgeon performing abdominoplasty in Frederick, MD, “More often than not, dieting and exercise do not restore the abdomen to its original youthful contour. Rather, people after losing weight have difficulties maintaining the contour of their abdomen”.

Tummy deformities have three components:

• Lower abdomen with excess fat tissue
• Loose skin and stretch marks caused by aging, pregnancy, or excessive weight loss
• Rectus muscle diastasis sometimes called ‘post baby paunch’ after pregnancy.

A comprehensive tummy tuck procedure addresses all the three deformities related to skin, fat, and muscles.

“Full abdominoplasty benefits most patients who desire the look of a hard and flat tummy with skin as tight as possible”, says a specialist who performs Abdominoplasty in Maryland. “But for others who have a pouch below the belly button, I recommend the mini tummy tuck”.

Cosmetologists nevertheless warn that an abdominoplasty procedure does not remove stretch marks in the mid or upper abdomen.

There is good likelihood that there will be a scar across the lower abdomen, even above the bikini line.

“I could wear a bikini because the scars were hidden by my swimming suit”, says a senior college student. “But they worsened a bit during the process of healing 3 to 6 months down the line”.

Doctors say such a scenario is normal as it can take around a year for the scars to lighten in color and flatten out.

You must keep in mind that not all persons are fit candidates for abdominoplasty.

As per cosmetic surgeons, the right candidates are those: 

• who are as close as possible to their ideal body weight
• who want to get rid of specific areas of fat that are stubborn and do not respond to exercise and diet
• who have satisfactory skin tone and elasticity
• who understand and accept the risks factors
• who are emotionally stable and have reasonable expectations from the surgery

Several cosmetic surgeons rightly point out that tummy tucks are elective procedures with a well-recognized set of risks. At the hands of experienced surgeons, these surgeries have a high satisfaction rate.

Tightening The Abdomen To Draw Those Lingering Glances

When it comes to aging, people start to have concerns.

Mother Nature seems to do it all - wrinkles on the face, shriveled frames, and a protruding tummy.

It is not a happy sight.

“I am not too concerned about my crow’s feet”, says a senior college professor. “Wrinkles show maturity. It is the love handles that I dislike”.

Excess fat on the belly, also called ‘beer belly’, pulls down a person’s aesthetic appearance - man or woman.

Despite the fact that abdominal obesity may have strong correlation with cardiovascular disease, it is the bad aesthetics that annoy people.  

To improve the appearance of a flabby, stretched-out belly, there may be plenty of solutions.

Shedding weight, exercise, and yoga can help. But it is a tall order for many.

“Despite exercise and diet, some people do not seem to improve their midriff contours”, says a doctor who performs tummy tuck surgery in Maryland.

Cosmetic surgeons say weight loss minimizes fat layers and intra-abdominal volume but cannot improve loose, hanging skin.

In case of women, pregnancy results in enlargement of the crosswise diameter of the abdomen.

A good candidate for a tummy tuck, according to doctors, is an individual having excessive and loose, sagging abdominal skin.

Expert tummy tuck surgeons in Frederick can bring about an improvement in body contour, remove redundant skin, and even get rid of scar deformities.

Needless to say, all cosmetic surgeons perform an appropriate preoperative evaluation.

They select patients that are as close to their ideal weight as possible but are unable to shed loose skin at their abdominal area because of age or pregnancy.

If you are keen to know if tummy tuck is right for you, consult a good cosmetic surgeon.

A specialist of tummy tuck surgery in Maryland can offer you free consultation about tummy tucks and also any information about other types of cosmetic reconstructive surgeries.

A piece of advice by surgeons

• After the surgery, do not wear an extremely scant bikini. It may not hide your tummy tuck scar. Wear one that accentuates your flat abdomen, for example, a one-piece tank suit.
• Take a couple of weeks off from work to allow for recovery.
• Full recovery may take about 4 to 6 weeks depending on the extent of the procedure.

You can regain fat if you put on weight or get pregnant again. It is for this reason we recommend tummy tucks only for women who do not plan to have any more children.