WHAT IS A TUMMY TUCK

The aesthetic surgery of abdomen or tummy tuck is a surgical procedure that has the purpose of improving the contour of the body tensing the skin and the muscles of the abdomen, getting to eliminate the flaccidity and the accumulated fat. This plastic surgery is an alternative to achieve the desired appearance in the figure when a balanced diet does not achieve it. Firmness and flat belly are characteristics of the ideal body that many want to reach; however, the current rhythm and lifestyle takes them away from this desire. The eating habits of the majority do not favor the achievement of the ideal abdomen, and even when a healthy diet has been adopted combined with daily physical activity, factors such as weight loss, pregnancy, etc., contribute to the flaccidity, stretch marks and those undesirable fat deposits, become immune to good nutrition and the time you spend exercising. It is worth mentioning that the purpose of the tummy tuck is not to become thinner, pretending to achieve a slender body without an adequate diet and physical activity plan; thinking in this way will lead to short-term results. This plastic surgery will achieve what exercise and diet could not, but the long-term results will only be guaranteed if the person becomes aware of the care of their body.

This type of cosmetic surgery is ideal for those men and women who have accumulation of fat or excess skin in the abdominal area that they have not been able to eliminate with diets and physical activities. Abdominoplasty, is usually done in women who have had more than one pregnancy and have not been able to recover their initial figure, it is also used in people who have lost elasticity in the skin due to obesity, morbidity or age. It is important to know that abdominoplasty should be postponed if the patient intends to become pregnant in the short term, since during the procedure the vertical muscles of the abdomen are tightened, which can cause them to relax again during pregnancy or weight loss.

A tummy tuck or abdominoplasty can be done with Brp anesthesia (regional peridural block) or general anesthesia depending on the suggestions of the anesthesiologist. This type of surgeries can last up to three hours depending on the extent of the work that the patient needs. When the anesthesiologist decides with the patient that the cosmetic surgery should be done with general anesthesia, it is because he considers the procedure safer. This type of anesthesia is suggested because while the patient is totally unconscious, the muscles of the abdomen are totally relaxed, which allows the procedure to be carried out calmly without involuntary muscle or body movement.