Surgical Procedures for Women
Mini Tuck (Mini Abdominoplasty) - page 2 |
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Who is a candidate?
Anyone who has abdominal skin and fat may be a candidate. With women
the problem is usually caused by pregnancy, but is greatly aggravated by
weight loss. The muscles of the abdominal wall may be weakened by
pregnancy and actually pulled apart in the middle (divarification of recti).
Men are similarly affected by weight loss. Stretch marks (striae) are simply
the scars which are left after extreme stretching of the skin. They are
usually most apparent on the lower part of the abdominal wall. There is no
specific treatment for these stretch marks, but many of them are excised in
an abdominal reduction and those that are left are tightened making them
look less obvious.
Patients that are unable to tighten the abdominal wall skin with exercise or
wish to achieve a smoother flatter abdomen will also benefit.
What are the consequences?
The operation leaves a scar in the lower abdomen, just above the pubic hairs In patients who have a scar in this location from Caesarian or hysterectomy, this operation is a good opportunity to improve the scar or any contour defect such as a shelf of fat above the scar. Some patients make better scars than others and in any case all scars are red initially. In many cases the position of the scar can be altered to allow them to be concealed beneath your preferred style of underwear/ swimwear.
is usually temporary. Mild temporary swelling above the scar may occur due to a collection of tissue fluid which normally drains to the groin. This settles within a few months.
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