Tummy Tuck Surgery by Michigan Female Plastic Surgeon Dr Daniela Rodriguez | Abdominoplasty
My name is Dr Daniela Rodriguez and I'd like to review the abdominoplasty procedure as well as the most common questions asked by patients. The tummy tuck procedure usually involves three components - it involves resection of a large segment of skin - as well as tightening of the muscle and lastly three-dimensional lipo contouring.
The most common questions asked by young women and older women is whether they're a better candidate for liposuction or a tummy tuck. Generally speaking women who've had one or more pregnancies and or have had a C-section are better candidates for a tummy tuck. That is because their muscles have been stretched out from the pregnancy and the C-section creates an unnatural scar adherence which creates a flap of tissue and neither the muscle tightening nor the flap of tissue can be repaired with liposuctioning alone. Another common question is how long do I have to be off work after a tummy tuck. The easy answer is two weeks if someone has a desk job however if the patient has a labor-intensive job that involves lifting pushing or pulling we request anywhere from four to six weeks off.
The post-operative course - there's a binder there are drains there's a pain pump catheter if the muscle is tightened I send patients home with Lovenox shots and as far as return to activity or exercise most people are doing light activity in the form of speed walking or light weights for their extremities as soon as three weeks after surgery however there's no abdominal core crunch exercise for six weeks. I invite you in at any time to come in to learn more about the abdominoplasty procedure or visit https://www.drdrodriguez.com/procedures/body/tummy-tuck/
Daniela Rodriguez MD
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