Abdominoplasty Before After #06
Before & After Abdominoplasty
PATIENT DETAILS
This 42-year-old woman developed a protuberant abdomen following the birth of 3 children. On examination, she was found to have a wide separation of her rectus abdominis muscles with only a mild amount of skin excess. An abdominoplasty was proposed to repair her diastasis recti. Abdominoplasty was performed with the following notables:
- outpatient surgery
- general anesthesia
- repair of a wide abdominal rectus diastasis
- excision of 868g of excess tissue
- drains were used
- abdominal binder was worn for 6 weeks following surgery
The photographic follow-up was obtained before and 1 year 7 months after surgery.
Note that surgical cases of Dr. Chen Lee are presented for illustrative and educational purposes only. These illustrative cases should not be construed as a guarantee or assurance of the treatment results attainable by prospective patients.
PROCEDURES PERFORMED
Abdominoplasty
- transverse ellipse of skin excised (868g)
- umbilical translocation
- repair of a wide abdominal rectus diastasis