Abdominoplasty / tummy tuck

If your body stores a lot of stubborn fat, then liposuction may be the way to go. This treatment takes around 45 to 90 minutes, depending on the number of areas you choose, and is performed under local or intravenous anaesthesia. You will wear compression garments afterwards and can expect a lot of recovery within a week. Liposuction is mainly performed on people dealing with fat accumulation around areas such as the buttocks, legs and, consequently, the abdomen.

Made several attempts to lose weight? Belly that is not quite to your liking? For example, because you cannot lose those last few kilos on your belly, because the skin on your belly has become flabby or because you suffer from stretch marks or wrinkled skin after pregnancy or caesarean section? With a tummy tuck, you can do something about it to look better in your clothes again. Depending on the type of correction, the procedure takes an average of 2-3 hours and is performed under general anaesthesia. Recovery will take about a month. The right compression bandage helps to recover properly and allow the scar to heal nicely.

Abdominoplasty is also known as tummy tuck and abdominoplasty, and this procedure can then also be divided up as there are different techniques. Which technique is best for you depends on the shape of your abdomen: total abdominoplasty, mini abdominoplasty or Fleur-de-Lis abdominoplasty. The specialist plastic surgeon at Wellness Kliniek will analyse the options and inform you clearly.

If you only suffer from sagging and excess skin below the navel, you can opt for the mini tummy tuck or mini abdominoplasty. Of all abdominoplasties, this variant is the least invasive. We can remove skin and tighten the abdominal muscles, giving you a flatter tummy below the navel. This way, your belly is once again a beautiful whole. Optionally, by the way, we can also remove fat in the lower abdomen. The mini tummy tuck is a frequently chosen procedure at Wellness Kliniek.

A total tummy tuck is often performed on women of different ages, but at Wellness Kliniek it is particularly popular among women aged 50 and over, which coincides with menopause. During menopause, the drop in oestrogen levels causes fat to accumulate more around the abdomen and waist, rather than around the hips and thighs. In addition, metabolism slows down, leading to weight gain, especially in the abdomen and waist.

The belly after menopause, after childbirth or other causes, does not always look the same as you would like. If you have not only excess skin below the navel, but also sagging skin and flabby abdominal muscles above the navel, you can choose to have a total tummy tuck. The plastic surgeon will remove excess skin and fat and can also tighten the abdominal muscles. You can see some tummy tuck before and after photos here.

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A Fleur-de-Lis tummy tuck gives beautiful results after weight loss. A lot of excess skin can cause loose, sagging skin around the abdomen and waist because the skin, which had been stretched by fatty tissue, may not have enough elasticity to shrink back. Factors such as duration of obesity, age, and genetics play a role in how well the skin recovers.

The plastic surgeon can use a Fleur-de-Lis tummy tuck to give a beautiful shape to the abdomen. The Fleur-de-Lis tummy tuck is also called the anchor method or the T method, as it involves making an incision in the shape of an anchor or inverted T. This is necessary to remove all fat and excess skin and go for the optimal result. We only do this if it really adds value, because the scar is slightly larger. This operation can be performed after significant weight loss (e.g. excess skin after gastric bypass or drug treatment). Often this method also involves navel correction. The navel is thus repositioned so that the abdomen becomes one beautiful whole again.