Hi, I am a 34 year old mother of 5 children.I had my last child 2 years ago,via c-section.My gallbladder was removed 5 months after child birth.I have been disgusted with this apple shaped midsection. I recently had a consultation with a plastic surgeon and he recommends a mini tummy tuck. I see how it can benefit a thinner person with less loose skin but not sure how it can benefit me.I want to choose the safest method with maximum noticable results.Will I have a belly button afterwards?
March 27, 2016
Answer: Is a full tummy tuck possible after open gallbladder surgery? It's a great question and the answer is yes. However, it's important to understand that after gallbladder surgery the blood supply to the skin can be changed by the incision from the gallbladder excision. This can put some of the skin at increased risk. A fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty uses a second vertical incision to remove excess skin. In some situations the gallbladder scar can be removed with the vertical abdominoplasty incision.Given your photos it seems that you're currently not a good candidate for an abdominoplasty procedure. It appears that a significant amount of your weight is carried within your abdomen. This is not treated with a tummy tuck procedure, and in fact makes the surgery more difficult. I would recommend checking your body mass index (BMI) and making sure that it is less than 30. This decreases the risks of complications after the procedure. Also it's important to make sure that you have reached a long-term stable weight. This gives the best chance of having a long lasting result.
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March 27, 2016
Answer: Is a full tummy tuck possible after open gallbladder surgery? It's a great question and the answer is yes. However, it's important to understand that after gallbladder surgery the blood supply to the skin can be changed by the incision from the gallbladder excision. This can put some of the skin at increased risk. A fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty uses a second vertical incision to remove excess skin. In some situations the gallbladder scar can be removed with the vertical abdominoplasty incision.Given your photos it seems that you're currently not a good candidate for an abdominoplasty procedure. It appears that a significant amount of your weight is carried within your abdomen. This is not treated with a tummy tuck procedure, and in fact makes the surgery more difficult. I would recommend checking your body mass index (BMI) and making sure that it is less than 30. This decreases the risks of complications after the procedure. Also it's important to make sure that you have reached a long-term stable weight. This gives the best chance of having a long lasting result.
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November 30, 2018
Answer: Is A Full Tummy Tuck Possible After Gall Bladder Surgery? Thank you for this excellent question. As I am sure your plastic surgeon told you during your consultation, the gall bladder incision severed the superior epigastric blood vessels. Because of this large scar, any attempt at a full tummy tuck would leave you with a great chance of having necrosis of the tissue on the right side of your abdomen. Therefore, if you were my patient, I would recommend a more indirect approach.Firstly, since you do have some fat on the upper and lower portions of your abdomen, I would do an aggressive liposuction which will change the blood supply to the skin from vertical to horizontal. That is, the blood supply to the skin of the abdomen comes through muscles vertically up to the skin. After liposuction, there is a shift in the origin of the blood supply to horizontal. What all this means is that after an aggressive liposuction, your skin would have a better chance of tolerating a full tummy tuck.Next, I would allow at least six months after the liposuction to do the tummy tuck and I would consider hyperbaric oxygen therapy, both before and after the tummy tuck to ensure good oxygenation to help heal the abdominoplasty incision. Finally, I am a big fan of DMSO. This wood product opens choke vessels everywhere in the body. Choke vessels are a redundant blood supply which opens up under low oxygen tension. This extra blood supply plus the added oxygen from the hyperbaric chamber should allow you to heal with minimal complications. In my opinion, this is the safest method with maximum notable results. Having a belly button potentially increases the risk to the vascularity of the lower portion of your abdomen, but I think a few extra hyperbaric treatments should compensate for any lost vascularity from the creation of your new belly button.
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November 30, 2018
Answer: Is A Full Tummy Tuck Possible After Gall Bladder Surgery? Thank you for this excellent question. As I am sure your plastic surgeon told you during your consultation, the gall bladder incision severed the superior epigastric blood vessels. Because of this large scar, any attempt at a full tummy tuck would leave you with a great chance of having necrosis of the tissue on the right side of your abdomen. Therefore, if you were my patient, I would recommend a more indirect approach.Firstly, since you do have some fat on the upper and lower portions of your abdomen, I would do an aggressive liposuction which will change the blood supply to the skin from vertical to horizontal. That is, the blood supply to the skin of the abdomen comes through muscles vertically up to the skin. After liposuction, there is a shift in the origin of the blood supply to horizontal. What all this means is that after an aggressive liposuction, your skin would have a better chance of tolerating a full tummy tuck.Next, I would allow at least six months after the liposuction to do the tummy tuck and I would consider hyperbaric oxygen therapy, both before and after the tummy tuck to ensure good oxygenation to help heal the abdominoplasty incision. Finally, I am a big fan of DMSO. This wood product opens choke vessels everywhere in the body. Choke vessels are a redundant blood supply which opens up under low oxygen tension. This extra blood supply plus the added oxygen from the hyperbaric chamber should allow you to heal with minimal complications. In my opinion, this is the safest method with maximum notable results. Having a belly button potentially increases the risk to the vascularity of the lower portion of your abdomen, but I think a few extra hyperbaric treatments should compensate for any lost vascularity from the creation of your new belly button.
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