The combination of several surgical interventions in aesthetic surgery is not something surprising in recent times. Patients often turn to specialists with the phrase “I want a beautiful belly”, while one liposuction or breast lift may not be enough to achieve the desired effect. That is why surgeons often combine several types of plastic surgery, so that after the intervention the patient gets exactly the result he came for. Estet-portal.com talks about the features of abdominoplasty and liposuction, as a combined method for correcting the shape of the abdomen.
Liposuction and abdominoplasty: how do these operations affect each other
The combination of liposuction and abdominoplasty is practiced in the Medical Club clinic, as it significantly expands the possibilities of plastic surgeons, because the specialist can not only remove excess fat, but also correct the abdominal wall.
Plastic surgeons have three main options for combining such operations: liposuction before abdominoplasty, during surgery, and after surgery.
The choice of option is made by the surgeon individually for each patient, in accordance with the characteristics of a particular case.
Abdominoplasty and Liposuction:
- preliminary liposuction and abdominoplasty: when to start with "fat";
- performing liposuction of the abdomen during abdominoplasty;
- Priority abdominoplasty and liposuction after it.
Pre-liposuction and abdominoplasty: when to start with "fat"
This combination of liposuction and abdominoplasty, when fat removal precedes abdominal wall plastic surgery, is indicated for excessively thick subcutaneous fat layer on the anterior abdominal wall. This can significantly worsen the aesthetic result of the operation, and also increases the risk of postoperative complications. In addition, it is worth combining operations in this way only in the case when the main fat is located along the midline of the abdomen, but the patient refuses vertical abdominoplasty. The combination of liposuction of the abdomen with the treatment of the lateral surfaces of the trunk and flanks significantly reduces the thickness of the skin-fat flap and improves the outcome of subsequent abdominoplasty. At the same time, the period between operations should be at least 3-4 months.
Liposuction of the abdomen during abdominoplasty
It has been established that liposuction in the areas adjacent to the main incision created during abdominoplasty significantly worsens the conditions for its healing. That is why the MedicalClub clinic practices only 3 options for performing liposuction during abdominoplasty:
- limited liposuction of the edges of the main incision to reduce the formation of "ears" at the extreme points of the horizontal access and the bulge of the skin suture in the epigastric region;
- significant liposuction in the lateral sections of the trunk and flanks, performed from additional accesses remote from the main incision;
- moderate liposuction performed through the wall of the main incision with minimal detachment of skin-fat flaps and the "dead" space formed in the wound.
Priority abdominoplasty and liposuction after it
This method of correcting the shape of the abdomen is the least preferred, since the thinning of the subcutaneous fat layer of the anterior abdominal wall is accompanied by relaxation of the skin, which can significantly worsen the aesthetic effect of abdominoplasty. It is worth choosing this method only in cases where the difference in the thickness of the tissues located below and above the scar line is significantly pronounced. Additional liposuction also takes place in the formation of "ears" at the extreme points of the horizontal scar.
The combination of abdominoplasty and liposuction in various combinations allows you to achieve maximum results when the surgeon chooses the right way to combine these operations.
To prevent the occurrence of complications after such tummy tuck, it is necessary, first of all, to individually determine the tactics of the operation, suitable for a particular patient. The specialists of the Medical Club clinic carefully consider each problem that the patient addresses to them, and select the optimal amount of surgical intervention, the result of which the patient will definitely be satisfied with.
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