Ocala Tummy Tuck doctors
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Navinderdeep S. Nijher, MD
Ocala Plastic Surgeon
3320 SW 34th Circle, Ocala |
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Richard Sadove, MD
Gainesville Plastic Surgeon
101 NW 75th Str Suite 3, Gainesville |
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Todd Sisto, MD
Ocala Plastic Surgeon
131 South Citrus Ave. Suite 307, Inverness |
Recent Answers
My upper stomach sticks out further than my lower and i have no clue why. What could it be ? And an area where my stretch marks are have an indention why is that ?
A bulge in the upper abdomen can occur for a number of reasons including seroma, excess intra-abdominal fat, insufficient muscle plication, or residual excess fat as well as numerous other causes. The discrepency you are describing where your lower abdomen is tighter/flatter than your upper abdomen usually means the muscle plication may not be as tight in the upper abdomen as the lower abdomen or it may have come undone. A common cause of this is too much intra-abdominal fat where you just can't get the upper abdomen any tighter. Without examing you it is hard to tell so discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon and hopefully you can get it resolved.
When I had my emergency C-section, I remember feeling a lot of pain, so they put me to sleep and I remember waking up during the middle of the C- section. They told me they couldn't give me anymore anesthesia, because it would be fatal amount. I always wondered why I woke up. And does this mean that I might wake up during a tummy tuck procedure?
The chances of waking up during surgery are extremely rare when the surgery is performed under general anesthesia. This is completely different from sedation where you are asleep, but how deep you are may vary. Many C-sections are done under sedation and it is possible to be aware of what is going on. On the other hand if your surgeon is going to do your abdominoplasty under general anesthesia (which is most often the preferred way to do it) you should be fine and have no chance of waking up during the procedure. Just make sure you are having the procedure done with a well qualified surgeon and in the appropriate type of operative setting where you are under general anesthesia and not just sedation.
I've had two pregnancies which have left my lower abdomen all the way up to my navel with stretch marks and loose skin. I also have scaring on my navel from a piercing and laparoscopic surgery. I am fit and active, I have flat abs but I have a lot of excess skin which is noticeable when I bend over and when I lay on my side (like an empty pouch/deflated balloon) I am planning on having surgery in early 2012 and I guess my question is would I need a tummy tuck or mini tummy?
The determination of whether to do a mini or a full tummy tuck depends on what issues you are trying to address. A full tummy tuck often involves tightening of the muscle, excising excess skin and transposing the belly button while a mini tummy tuck usually involves only skin removal with possibly some lower abdominal muscle tightening. It is therefore important to figure out exactly what your issues are before recommending one or the other. If you have loose skin only below the belly button and your belly button is not to low to start with, you may get away waith a mini, but if you also have a roll above the belly button and want everything flat, you may need a full. Visit a board certified plastic surgeon and they can look at your issues and hopefully get you the best result possible
