Sculpture

Abigail Aaronson asked:


Lipoabdominoplasty is a new procedure revolutionizing abdominal cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States. This advanced procedure combines liposuction of the abdomen with traditional aspects of the standard tummy tuck.

This procedural combination allows your plastic surgeon to not just tuck your tummy but also, to sculpt the abdomen to a beautiful shape.

Lipoabdominoplasty was developed over six years ago by a plastic surgeon in Santos, Brazil. That surgeon now teaches and trains cosmetic surgeons around the world the specialized methods used in this procedure.

There are a few surgeons in the United States now using these techniques, and it is becoming more available across the country. It allows your plastic surgeon to contour the abdomen for the most aesthetic results. It also allows for a more rapid recovery.

The traditional tummy tuck definitely has its place in the cosmetic surgery procedural menu, but as every cosmetic procedure does, it also has its limitations. A tummy tuck does not allow the surgeon to contour the upper abdomen or the waist. It often results in bruising, swelling, and recovery time, all of which are lessened with this newly developed procedure.

With the advanced lipoabdominoplasty, your surgeon can liposuction on the upper part of the abdomen and the waist. Then he or she can tighten the underlying loose muscles and remove the loose skin. All of this can be done with a shorter incision than that of a standard tummy tuck.

Different from other traditional procedures, lipoabdominoplasty keeps in tact many of the nerves and the blood supply and provides better sculpting opportunities. Also, the techniques employed with skill and training helps in a lower rate of complications and faster post-operative healing. Most patients are back to normal activities within ten days.

Advantages of Lipoabdominoplasty:

1. Improved abdominal shape.

2. Less chance of postoperative numbness.

3. More safety for smokers and post-weight loss patients.

4. Shorter scar in many patients.

5. Less chance of postoperative numbness.

6. Lower rate of complications.

7. Faster post-operative recovery with less swelling, bruising and pain.

Lipoabdominoplasty is often combined with other procedures such as liposuction of hips, back and extremities. It is frequently done in conjunction with body lifts, ****** enhancement or face lift surgery.

Many doctors advise that you wait for a lipoabdominoplasty until after all future planned pregnancies. After this procedure, your body can still carry a pregnancy successfully and beautifully; however, the benefits of the surgery may be lost as the body changes during pregnancy.

The ideal candidates is a patient who is in relatively good physical shape, but the excess skin and fat in the tummy just doesn’t respond to diet and exercise.

Lipoabdominoplasty can provide an ideal cosmetic surgery solution after pregnancy, weight loss, or the aging process. These newly developed techniques are generally less painful, less risky, and more effective in sculpting the abdomen than any traditional procedures.



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Abigail Aaronson asked:


Unlike what some fitness commercials would like you to believe, creating a flat, toned belly in just minutes a day is physically impossible for most people.

When exercise fails, modern surgery can help you achieve a slender stomach in just a few hours.

If you’ve been religiously sweating at the gym, grunting through hundreds of crunches and sit-ups each week, and still seeing no results, you might just be out of luck. Although exercise and maintaining a healthy weight is always beneficial, no matter what you do, you can’t sculpt specific parts of your body. You may indeed have a lean, powerful physique, but it might just be hidden beneath a layer of stubborn flab.

It is a rather common predisposition to develop a pot belly or love handles around the midsection. The effects of ageing, pregnancy, massive weight loss, and even stress will make the abdomen particularly resistant to toning.

If having a smooth belly is important to you and genetics are not in your favor, you might consider liposuction.

Liposuction is not a weight loss method and will not drastically lower the number on the scale, but it will smooth out stubborn lumps and small pockets of fat that refuse to melt away regardless of exercise and diet. The procedure is primarily used to sculpt the body, refining the skin so that your curves land in the right places.

The procedure is versatile. You can get liposuction on nearly any part of your body, from your neck to your toes, but the stomach is one of the most common areas.

Basic liposuction will target one specific area. The surgeon inserts a hollow tube into the body and gently moves it back and forth through the layer of fat, ******* out the cells. Afterwards, the surgeon may or may not stitch the incision closed. Sometimes it will be left open in order to drain excess fluid.

One of the major appeals of liposuction is the relative ease of recovery. Depending on the anesthesia given, some patients will be comfortable walking and caring for themselves immediately after surgery.

If only a small section is operated on, you could even return to work in as little as a few days. While you’re healing, expect the area to be tender, bruised, and swollen. The results of the liposuction will be visible shortly after surgery, but it can take anywhere from a few weeks to months before all the swelling goes down.

As with many cosmetic procedures, there will be some minimal scarring and the possibility of prolonged numbness.

The major appeal of the procedure is that not only will you look great, but as long as you maintain a healthy body weight and exercise regime, the fat cells will never come back! The fat is permanently removed, but if you aren’t careful, the remaining cells near the area can still plump up, causing some odd distortions.

So if nibbling on celery all day and pushing your body to the limits at the gym isn’t trimming the fat anymore - don’t beat yourself up. You might consider letting a surgeon sculpt out the flat stomach that you desire.



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