Before and after abdominoplasty and liposuction of the body in a 49-year-old mother. After having children, she no longer recognized her belly! She had realistic expectations – which were to bend over more easily without her extra rolls getting in the way during yoga, to be able to wear clothes without “tucking in” her belly, and to still look like herself, just with “less fat”!
An abdominoplasty removed over five pounds of skin and fat from her lower abdomen. Two small hernias were encountered above her belly button during surgery and were repaired as part of the procedure. Her abdominal muscles were repaired to one another in the midline, and her abdominal skin was pulled snugly downward. A new incision in the abdominal wall was used to bring the belly button out, like bringing a button through a buttonhole.
Liposuction removed five liters of fat from her upper and lower abdomen, flanks circumferentially, pubic region, inner thighs, axillary rolls and arms. After surgery, her drains remained in place for ten days and she wore compression under her clothes for two months to help her body absorb edema (surgical swelling) more quickly.
Long-term follow up photos are shown 4 years after surgery, with mature scars, a lasting result and a happy patient!
*All photos are actual patient photographs and are for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may vary.
