The impending arrival of the New Year can spark closer inspection of our face and body goals. If the abdomen is on your radar, understanding how cosmetic surgery procedures, like liposuction or abdominoplasty, can help you achieve in the mid-region – and what they won’t – is essential. Why? Because a tailored treatment plan ensures any cosmetic surgery or non-invasive body contouring procedure, is fitted to your individual body goals and aesthetics.
Liposuction and weight loss . . .
Liposuction is not an extreme weight loss. On average you can expect to lose five-to-six kilograms of stubborn fat pockets in the tummy and hip area. Ensuring you reach your target weight before surgery can help your skin to retain elasticity, can reduce procedure time and gift a smoother recovery, decreasing the risk complications during surgery and the risk of infection and blood clotting post-surgery.
Liposuction and abdominoplasty combined . . .
Just like liposuction, abdominoplasty isn’t a weight loss procedure. Abdominoplasty aims to firm, sculpt and contour the tummy region. The combined surgeries address unwanted fat, rid excess skin and repair stretched muscles, gifting greater body freedom to exercise and go about everyday activities.
Abdominoplasty, liposuction and Renuvion . . .
Renuvion is a minimally invasive procedure that remedies skin laxity by tightening skin tissues and improving elasticity. Radiofrequency energy (RF) and helium plasma technology combine to deliver controlled contraction of the subdermal tissues under the skin, via a wand, alongside rapid cooling.
Liposuction removes unwanted fat, but it doesn't tighten skin. Renuvion in conjunction with liposuction works to refine and give greater shape to the tummy area.
When performed alongside abdominoplasty, Renuvion gifts greater contour and elasticity.
Panniculectomy versus Abdominoplasty . . .
There are key differences between panniculectomy surgery and abdominoplasty. If you have skin hanging from the lower abdomen – like an apron – that rubs, causes friction of the skin and aesthetically looks unsightly, you might be a good candidate for panniculectomy. This surgery involves directly excising the excess skin that hangs below the belly.
If you are experiencing a separation of abdomen muscles, have excess skin and fatty tissues, abdominoplasty is for you. Surgery factors in the whole abdomen region. Abdominoplasty aims to repair weakened muscles, excise fat, and remove extra skin – including that above the public area.
Whatever your tummy goals: aesthetic, functional – or both, booking a consultation with a qualified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon ensures best and successful results for the longterm.
