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Soophott Lert
Your plastic surgeon will take a complete medical history and will also conduct a careful examination in order to evaluate your general and overall health. Ideally, the tummy tuck patient will have no health problems, and will wish only to remove any excess deposit of loose abdominal skin or fat. Any patient who is on a weight-loss plan should be very close to the target weight they have set before they have the operation performed. Any woman who is planning on having a future pregnancy should delay receiving an abdominoplasty, as pregnancy will stretch the abdomen again. Your cosmetic surgeon will make sure to take photographs both before and after the surgery. Antibiotics will be prescribed to you prior to your abdominoplasty to prevent any infection. To minimize the risk of excess bleeding, you will have to make sure that you avoid any drugs containing aspirin. Also, you will be advised to bathe with an antiseptic soap for a few days before the surgery. An abdominoplasty surgery is typically performed at an office or hospital with a general anesthesia. You will likely be given medication before the procedure so that you feel relaxed. The entire surgery may take between two and five hours. The amount depending of course on the patient's overall condition. There is a possibility that you will be released after a few hours, but you may require a few days in the hospital. The abdominoplasty procedure itself is typically performed by creating a U-shaped incision below one of the hipbones, across the pubic area, and then under the other hipbone. A second incision will then be made around the navel. After that, the skin will be separated from the wall of the abdomen and will be lifted up to the hipbone. This will expose loose tissue that is covering the abdominal muscle. Stretched out, loose muscles are then tightened with sutures and excess fat and skin are removed. The skin is then lowered over the abdomen and the navel is reconstructed. The incisions that were created are then sutured together. Cosmetic surgeons often use drains that they insert to eliminate a build-up of fluids. They also often use elastic bandages to keep the area safe and supported. The speed of your recovery will depend on many things. Most of all it will depend on your physical condition prior to your procedure. A person who has stronger abdominal muscles is going to recovery much faster. You will need to allow at least two to four weeks to recuperate before you return to work.
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