This operation consists on the removing of the skin excess and abdominal fat, and correction of muscle flaccidity.
This situation of excess skin and abdominal wall relaxation usually occurs in patients who have had weight gain and subsequent loss or women who have had multiple pregnancies.
Abdominoplasty gets a firmer flatter abdomen, and a narrower waist.
The intervention was performed under local or epidural anesthesia and sedation.
I perform the incision above the pubic hair and its size depends on the amount of tissue to be resected .
Usually the patient wanders to 24 hs.
For those doctors who wish to receive training in this kind of procedures or others, request information about next courses. Hoogstra Medical Center has an auditorium for 40 doctors. Surgeries and treatments are broadcasted to the auditorium.