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For individuals who are thinking about undergoing an elective plastic surgery, it is essential that you do your research and become as knowledgeable as possible. Not only should you find a professional surgeon, who comes highly recommended by other professionals, as well as a personal reference, but you should research the procedure you are considering and the risks involved. If an abdominoplasty, also known as a “tummy tuck” is the procedure you are interested in, you should study the various types of tummy tucks that are offered and with the help of your doctor, you can choose which one is best for you.
One of the most popular tummy tuck procedures is called “etching”. Abdominal etching is for patients who not only want to remove unwanted fat and skin from their abdominal area, but want to appear toned and muscular. The abdominal etching creates the appearance of strong, defined abdominal muscles. The recovery time after a surgery is often lengthened by the amount of muscle manipulation during the procedure.
A panniculectomy procedure is similar to abdominal etching, but instead of sculpting and defining the abdominal muscles, it is simple used to remove excess fat and skin. This procedure is good for women who have just given birth and want the excess skin from pregnancy removed, but want a shorter recovery time. After giving birth, women should wait at least 6 months before considering an after pregnancy tummy tuck. Sometimes the excess fat and skin from pregnancy will go away on its own within 6 months.
Overweight individuals who lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time often end up with loose skin that hangs around their torso. There is no way to get rid of this skin except through surgery. Surgeons call this type of tummy tuck a circumferential, because they remove skin around the circumference of the individual’s body. This surgery is more intense than the other tummy tucks and requires a longer recovery period.
For patients who want to reduce the scarring caused by their tummy tuck, they can opt for a procedure called the endoscopic tummy tuck. For this procedure, the doctor makes a small incision in the patient’s belly button, leaving little to no scarring. For those perfectionists out there who have a small amount of excess fat and skin they wish wasn’t there, there is a procedure called the miniature tummy tuck. It produces less scarring than the normal tummy tuck procedure. There are many other tummy tucks to choose from, ranging from little scarring to extensive scarring and recovery time due to the intrusive nature of the surgery. In general, the more excess skin that needs to be removed, the more extensive the surgery will be.
