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Abdominoplasty- Tummy Tuck

Significant structural disorders may develop in the anterior abdominal wall due to pregnancy, weight gain or genetic reasons. The deformity more accentuated in the lower abdomen, characterized by bulging, sagging downward and folding. Common complaints are rash, sores, difficulty of movement, severe back pain, puffiness that never disappears in front of the abdomen. This situation does not improve with exercise and diet. 

Subcutaneous adipose tissue or skin sagging is not the only cause of distension and protuberance of the tummy. Our abdominal muscles provide structural support on the front wall. Thanks to this muscle wall- the stomach, intestines and other internal organs maintain their positions. Tearing or separation of the muscles (rectus muscles) joining in the middle of the abdomen causes some sort of herniation. Inevitably, the pressure of the internal organs is reflected outside.

Stretch marks occur when skin grows rapidly beyond it's elastic capacity. Abdominal strecth marks (Stria gravidarum) occur during the pregnancy period. Striae in the skin can cover the entire lower abdomen and may reach beyond the belly. The only effective treatment of this disturbing condition is removal of the deformed skin with tummy tuck  surgery and closure of the area with healthy skin from the upper abdomen.

Strecth Marks

Tummy tuck is almost always performed together with liposuction. While the skin and subcutaneous fat excess is removed with surgical excision, liposuction is used for the removal of fatty tissue beyond the sagging. In this way, fat excess in the hips and upper abdomen are removed.

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