Tummy Tuck Surgery - Get Rid of That Extra Roll

Posted by Mr. Sultan Hassan on March 16th, 2017

Certain types of fat—especially those that are left behind after you have lost a significant amount of weight with proper diet and regular physical activity—can be very stubborn. Even if you spend hours on the gym daily, they simply won’t go away. Consider having it surgically removed via abdominoplasty. Also, known as 'tummy tuck surgery,' abdominoplasty is a cosmetic procedure that eliminates excessive skin and fat from your lower abdomen and repositions your belly button. The procedure can get rid of that extra roll of fat and skin on your lower abdomen and reinforce or tighten tummy wall muscles, which may have weakened.

In cases where there is no loose or excess skin over the belly button, the cosmetic surgeon may recommend a mini-tummy tuck. It is similar to the traditional tummy tuck surgery, but it excises only the lower abdominal skin and fat. If needed, you may consider having liposuction to reduce the love handles and to contour your body, particularly the mons pubis area, which can appear to be bulging and bulky and make the results of tummy tuck surgery look bad.

The procedure for a full tummy tuck involves two incisions. One is across your lower abdomen above the pubic area, and the other to free your belly button from the tissue around it and to separate skin from your abdominal wall. Abdominal muscles are pulled and stitched down to a new position. Excess skin is cut and fat deposits are removed. The cosmetic surgeon cuts a new hole for the belly button, and the remaining skin is pulled and stitched together. In a mini-tummy tuck, the surgeon makes a large incision across your lower abdomen to separate the skin from the abdominal wall before cutting the excess fat and skin away. The remaining skin is pulled together before it is stitched in place.

You may need to stay overnight in the hospital after the procedure and stay in bed with pillows under your knees and your head elevated to draw tension away from the abdomen. Stitches will be removed after one to two weeks if the surgeon did not use dissolvable threads. It usually takes around two weeks for the wounds to heal, and during that time, you may need to walk stooped and wear a supporting corset.

About the Company:
Elite Surgical Ltd is a leading healthcare provider of both cosmetic surgical and non-surgical treatments with clinics in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Liverpool and Yorkshire. Elite Surgical is led by the Award-Winning Expert Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Mr. Sultan Hassan FRCS (Plast) who has been featured in programs on Channel 4, Sky, ABC in the USA, BBC Radio and in various magazines. Elite Surgical is committed to giving its patients unrivalled care throughout their journey both before and after any treatment or surgery. Since being established in 2012, Elite Surgical has quickly grown to become known as a provider of the highest quality services to its patients with fantastic customer/patient satisfaction, patient safety and excellence in patient outcome, at its core.