Can I Have Vaser Hi-Def Abdominal Etching After a Tummy Tuck, Or Would it Damage the Muscle Repair?

Many thanks for your good question. Your choice of Vaser may cause some weakening of the midline suture repair but consult your Vaser expert. Here are some tips for etching: Keep your incision scars low so that it is hidden in the smallest bathing suit Have your surgeon use Xeralto or Lovenox to reduce your risk of blood clots Use incrimental compression garments during and after surgery to reduce risk of leg blood clotsThe surgeon places the marks when you are standing and abdominal muscles are flexedI prefer power assisted liposuction but there are a few talented surgeons using Vaser Your surgeon gently shape your abdominal flap to create a more athletic appearance and muscular contourEtching is aggressive fat removal to enhance six pack groovesFoam padding is used in the etched areas to improve the early results Begin post operative massage one to two weeks after surgery to speed recoveryBegin with a board certified plastic surgeon and visit several officesChoose a surgeon with good experience, doing more than 100 per yearInternet discussions do not replace the advice of your physician

A full abdominoplasty will involve removing excess fat, skin and repairing so called diastase's -areas of fusion of the muscles. This becomes widened with muscle laxity and excess soft tissue. This weak point normally reinforced with specialized sutures only or a combination of these with a a special mesh support.

During Vaser High Definition procedure an ultrasound wand and liposuction cannula will pass just above these areas in order to show mid-abdominal groove, not 'scape fat' from the muscle.

I would recommend waiting for 6 months after the tummy tuck. This will allow scar maturation tissue repair after abdominoplasty. During this period patients also advised to tone up their muscles .