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

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