Before and after tummy tuck in clothes skin#

At three weeks, the compression garment can come off. The abdomen may seem tight at first, but will loosen with time.

Before and after tummy tuck in clothes skin#

In order to allow the muscle and skin to adhere to each other, we recommend the abdominal area be kept quiet by limiting the bending and twisting motion of the waist for three weeks. In seven days, the patient is allowed to stand up straight and lie flat on a bed. At that time the dressing is changed and the patient is allowed to shower. We see our tummy tuck patients five to seven days after surgery in our Charlotte office. This is very important to produce healthy skin that is as tight as possible post-operatively. We also require our patients to walk with their waist bent for the first seven days to lessen the tension on the skin closure. But these tight muscles are like having a pulled muscle in the abdomen and everyone knows that can be tender. The surgery can be painful, as muscles are made very tight to achieve the best possible look. The surgery is performed at our fully accredited plastic surgery facility under general anesthesia, in which the patient is totally asleep. The incision is closed with dissolvable stitches and the patient is put in a compression garment to decrease swelling and bruising. Then the muscles are tightened to recreate the waistline and flatten the tummy.

Extra fat is thinned from the underside to trim the abdominal contour. When that skin is removed, so are all the stretch marks on that skin. Frequently there is enough loose skin that all of the skin between the belly button and the pubic bone can be removed. The surgery is done through an incision that is from hip to hip, but even the skimpiest bathing suit would hide it.

A full abdominoplasty or tummy tuck is a procedure where extra skin and fat are removed and the loose muscles are repaired.