Abdominoplasty is one of the treatment methods that have started to be applied as a result of the developments in medicine in recent years for individuals with excess fat, excess skin, sagging and similar problems in the abdominal area for various reasons. Although it can be seen in both sexes, it is ensured that the looseness and sagging in the abdominal area, which is especially common in women and after pregnancy, is stretched and given a smooth appearance with the help of a simple operation applied with aesthetic surgery methods. In this way, the sagging skin appearance is eliminated, excess fat is removed and the abdominal area is flattened, especially the stretch marks under the belly button are eliminated.

What is tummy tuck surgery?

Abdominoplasty, also called abdominoplasty, is a type of plastic surgery. It is one of the most effective methods among the types of surgery applied in the areas of abdominal and belly aesthetics. Especially after pregnancy, the muscles and skin in the abdominal area cannot fully return to their former form. As a result, deformations occur in the abdominal area and the sagging belly leads to an aesthetically unpleasant appearance. The level of deformation is much higher in women who have had more than two births and in women whose pregnancies resulted in more weight gain than they should have had. After pregnancy, an undesirable appearance occurs with the loosening of the connective tissue in the abdominal wall, the protrusion of the abdominal wall forward, the appearance of bloating in the abdomen, the formation of abundance and stretch marks. Eliminating this appearance and restoring the abdominal area to its former appearance is often not fully possible with self-administered methods such as sports and diet. In tummy tuck surgery, which solves this problem with a single operation, the loosened and sagging abdominal skin is recovered and the excess fat concentrated in this area is removed, allowing the person to have a flat abdomen in a short time. As with any operation, there are some risks of complications that may occur after a tummy tuck. Bleeding and infection are the most important ones. For this reason, medications prescribed by the physician should be used after surgery, sudden movements should be avoided and dressings should be renewed regularly.

How does tummy tuck surgery work?

The technique applied in tummy tuck surgery, the area where the skin will be removed and other issues are decided in the light of the detailed examination to be performed by the physician and the radiological images examined. The sagging and cracked skin in the area up to the belly button area on a line to be drawn from the area generally called the level of the cesarean scar to the sides is removed and the skin above the belly button is stretched downwards. The belly button is also reconstructed so that it can be positioned in the appropriate position. In addition to sagging and laxity, if excess fat is also a problem, the excess fat in the abdominal area is removed by a method called liposuction. With the help of retractor sutures placed on the abdominal wall membranes, the relaxed abdominal muscles are tightened and restored to their former firmness. The incisions at the end of the surgery are sutured with aesthetic sutures to prevent the formation of unsightly scars. After the surgery, abdominal sagging, laxity and stretch mark-like skin problems, especially those caused by pregnancy or excessive weight gain and loss, are eliminated. However, if there is another pregnancy and birth after the operation, some of these problems may recur.

How long does tummy tuck surgery take?

The duration of tummy tuck surgery varies from person to person. Total tummy tuck surgery, called total abdominoplasty, takes approximately 3-3.5 hours, but the operation time can be up to 4 hours for people with a large abdominal area.