Full abdominoplasty with navel transposition

Full abdominoplasty

Full abdominoplasty is an operation that corrects the abdominal area. You can achieve amazing results without dieting and long exhausting workouts. Abdominal plastic surgery is one of the most common operations among the patients of the clinic of Andrey Leonidovich Kharkov.

Full abdominoplasty is considered one of the most difficult technically. The clinic of Andrey Kharkov is equipped with modern equipment. All surgical interventions are carried out in accordance with international protocols that allow restoring the perfect proportions of the abdomen, sides and lower chest.

Indications for full abdominoplasty

The main reason for having full abdominoplasty is the patient’s desire. This radical method allows you to correct the abdominal area in cases when other methods do not help. For example, the patient cannot regularly and intensively play sports.

Abdominoplasty will be a salvation in cases when the lower abdomen sags a lot. Most often this happens after childbirth, liposuction, rapid weight loss with a large initial weight.

Before deciding on surgery, you should definitely give up bad habits and go to the camp of supporters of proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.

Among the indications for a complete abdominoplasty:

• The presence of an excessive amount of adipose tissue in the lateral and anterior abdominal wall. If this problem cannot be eliminated through diet and sports.
• Cicatricial atrophy (the presence of a large number of stretch marks in the abdomen).
• Necessity of umbilical plasty or navel reconstruction.
• Divergence of the aponeurotic region of the anterior abdominal wall. This is a consequence of pregnancy, obesity and weakness of the connective tissue, which is hereditary.
• Absence of a pronounced waist in the patient. This is the result of excessive pumping of the oblique abdominal muscles or a feature of the body constitution.

Particular features of full abdominoplasty

Like any surgical intervention, full abdominoplasty involves the following steps:

• Preliminary consultation

At the preliminary consultation, the plastic surgeon conducts an examination and together with the patient determines all the nuances of the future surgical intervention. At this stage a diagnostic examination and tests are also assigned.

• Laboratory research

At this stage the patient undergoes tests including:

• Blood test (total protein, sugar, creatinine, etc.).
• General urine analysis.

In addition, you will need: ECG, chest x-ray, ultrasound (veins of the lower extremities, abdominal cavity, etc.).

Thus, at this stage not only indications, but also contraindications for full abdominoplasty are revealed. If there are no contraingications, the date of the surgical intervention is assigned.

• Preparing for surgery

A month before a full abdominoplasty, you should give up alcohol and smoking. It is also necessary to exclude drugs that affect the blood clotting process (for example, aspirin, analgin, etc.).

• Surgery

The duration of full abdominoplasty takes about 120 minutes. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Depending on the volume and nature of fat deposits, plastic surgeons select the most optimal variant of abdominoplasty.

Full abdominoplasty involves not only changing the anterior abdominal wall, but also the area of ​​the sides, buttocks and back. Surgical intervention consists of the following stages:

1. The surgeon makes markings on the sides, abdomen and back, while marking the incision sites. The area of ​​skin to be removed is also determined.
2. After the onset of anesthesia, the surgeon dissects the subcutaneous tissue and skin, exfoliates the tissue and carefully cuts out the navel.
3. Excess tissue is removed, the edges of the muscles are sewn with special threads. In other words, a complete restoration of the normal abdominal wall occurs. Similar manipulations are done with the sides and back.
4. After removing excess skin, the incisions are sutured. Also at this stage, the wounds are washed and drainage is installed.

Rehabilitation period

During the day after full abdominoplasty the patient stays in the hospital of the clinic of Andrey Kharkov. During the first days after the surgery, painful sensations and some discomfort may be present. They are removed with conventional analgesics. After full abdominoplasty the stitches remain  in the navel area for 14 days .  You must wear special compression underwear during 4 weeks.

The main rehabilitation period takes 14-21 days. The rehabilitation period includes the following stages:

1. Rehabilitation within the walls of the clinic. To restore the intestines the patient is offered light food the first days after the surgery.
2. Continuing recovery at home. Before discharge, the patient receives all the necessary recommendations for proper nutrition, limiting physical activity. It is also necessary to minimize water procedures. Banned – visits to baths, saunas.

Contraindications for full abdominoplasty

Full abdominoplasty is not performed if the following contraindications are present:

1. The course of chronic or acute diseases in the body in the acute stage.
2. Heart disease.
3. Diabetes mellitus.
4. Diseases of the thyroid gland.
5. Diseases of the connective tissue.
6. Problems with blood clotting.
7. Heart or pulmonary failure.
8. Oncology.
9. Pregnancy and lactation period.

Full abdominoplasty should not be performed for women who are planning pregnancy in the near future.

Benefits of full abdominoplasty in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov

The clinic of Andrey Kharkov is a team of true professionals who have extensive practical experience in the field of aesthetic surgery. The plastic surgeons of the clinic are constantly undergoing training at the world’s best plastic surgery centers.

Full abdominoplasty in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov allows you to solve the following problems:

• Stretching of the skin above and below the navel.
• Stretching the rectus area.
• Laxity of the anterior abdominal wall.
• Excessive fat deposits in this area.

Plastic surgeons of the clinic of Andrey Kharkov will help you to radically change your whole life!