The tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall. With a Tummy Tuck in Maryland, Dr. Cappuccino can dramatically reduce the appearance of a protruding abdomen.
About Your Tummy Tuck in Maryland
Most commonly, Dr. Cappuccino will make a long incision from hipbone to hipbone, just above the pubic area. A second incision will be made to free the navel from surrounding tissue. With partial abdominoplasty, the incision will be much shorter and the navel may not be moved, although it may be pulled into an unnatural shape as the skin is tightened and stitched.
Next, the plastic surgeon will separate the skin from the abdominal wall all the way up to your ribs before lifting a large skin flap to reveal the vertical muscles in your abdomen. These muscles will be tightened by pulling them close together and stitching them into their new position providing a firmer abdominal wall and narrowing the waistline.
The skin flap will then be stretched down and the extra skin will be removed. A new hole will be cut for your navel, which will then be stitched in place. Finally, the incisions will be stitched, dressings will be applied, and a temporary drainage tube may be inserted to remove excess fluid from the surgical site. Dr. Cappuccino usually does not need to place drainage tubes for every patient. This represents the latest advances in drainless tummy tucks.
In partial abdominoplasty, the skin is separated only between the incision line and the navel. This skin flap is stretched down, the excess is removed, and the flap is stitched back into place.
