The most common aesthetic surgery among body shaping surgeries is tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). With tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery, excess sagging skin in the abdominal area is removed. The abdomen and waist area are reshaped.
Excess skin and sagging in the abdominal area can occur due to many reasons. The most common reason for women is giving birth. During pregnancy, especially in the last weeks, the abdominal area expands considerably and returns to its original shape after birth. However, this situation is never complete and remains as excess skin in the abdominal area.
Another reason is the excess skin that occurs after overweight people lose weight. The amount of excess skin varies depending on the previous weight status and the degree of weight loss. This excess skin can sometimes be in serious amounts. The type of surgery varies depending on the amount of excess skin.
With tummy tuck surgery, the skin and subcutaneous tissues can be intervened. In addition, if there is looseness in the anterior abdominal wall, it can also be corrected. However, no intervention is made to the intra-abdominal fat. Tummy tuck surgery is usually combined with liposuction. Shaping is done with liposuction, then the anterior abdominal wall is corrected with tummy tuck surgery and the excess skin in the abdomen is removed. Tummy tuck surgery is performed under general anesthesia. If it is to be performed, the surgery is started with liposuction first. Then, tummy tuck is performed. The anterior abdominal wall is corrected and the excess skin is removed. There is a two-day hospital stay after the surgery. Return to daily routine social activities takes an average of one week.
