I am schedule to have surgery which includes a pannicluectomy, hernia repair and muscle repair (diastis recti repair). I am just wondering is the end results will be similar to a tummy tuck? Also, would you recommend a binder or faja after this type of procedure? Thank you!
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Typically, a patient who requests to have panniculectomy have a large fat deposit over mons pubis area, in addition to excess skin and fat in the central lower abdomen. It is my practice to remove excess fat in the mons pubis area at the time of panniculectomy to make the area smooth. This w...
It would be very rare - though have seen it! For you to lose that much weight and not need some skin excision: The fact that you are only 18 is a good thing in that regard as your skin content of beneficial collagen fibers is much higher than it would be at older ages.
Hello, Firstly, congratulations on your weight loss. It is clear from the photos that you had lost a significant amount of weight and were in need of skin removal. A Panniculectomy is very different from a Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty, as many parts of those procedures are not deemed "...
