| Abdominoplasty is the cosmetic procedure that | | | | When it is stressed at these levels, stretch marks |
| removes excess skin from the stomach area. It is | | | | form and other problems can arise. You simply have |
| typically needed after extreme weight loss or after | | | | less skin to give and don't forget, if your procedure |
| pregnancy. The procedure makes an incision, folds the | | | | was due to pregnancy, your abdominal muscles were |
| skin back and tightens the abdominal muscles. | | | | also shortened. Another pregnancy will put stress on |
| Liposuction can also be used to remove stubborn fatty | | | | them as well. You will need additional surgery to fix the |
| deposits that might hinder the final results of the | | | | problem. This is why your plastic surgeon should tell |
| abdominoplasty. Once this is done, the excess skin is | | | | you to be sure you are finished having children and |
| then removed permanently, the skin is pulled taut and | | | | that you are at weight you are happy with. |
| the belly-button is repositioned if necessary. The whole | | | | Ok, you are ready for abdominoplasty. You promise |
| purpose of this procedure is to give you a flat smooth | | | | you won't compromise the results by gaining weight or |
| stomach. | | | | getting pregnant. Now, you need to pick the right |
| But, what happens if you gain weight or get pregnant | | | | surgeon to perform the procedure. Choosing the right |
| after having had this procedure? Well, your plastic | | | | surgeon is just as important as the decision to have |
| surgeon should have told you that you should be at | | | | cosmetic surgery is. |
| your ideal weight and maintaining it for at least 6 | | | | Check the walls of his office for his diplomas, his board |
| months before the procedure. He should have also told | | | | certification and his license. If you can't tell what's what, |
| you that pregnancy is not a good idea afterwords. So, | | | | go on-line and check out his credentials. Also, see what |
| why is this? What's the big deal? | | | | his experience is with performing abdominoplasty and |
| Well, remember that word permanently in the first | | | | ask to look at before and after photos. |
| paragraph? That is key. When you originally gained all | | | | Ask yourself if he makes you feel comfortable and if |
| of your weight either fat or baby, you stretched out | | | | he seems genuinely concerned about you. He should |
| the skin and muscles and damaged the elasticity. This | | | | gladly answer all of your questions, no matter how |
| means that after the weight was gone, the skin didn't | | | | silly-and he should never pressure you in to a |
| snap back into place, it just kind of hung there. | | | | procedure you don't want. |
| Now, after the procedure, you have even less skin | | | | Abdominoplasty can make you feel so much more |
| than you did before. Imagine blowing up a balloon past | | | | comfortable in your skin. Reward your weight-loss or |
| its normal tension level. The rubber starts thinning out | | | | motherhood by treating yourself to a slimmer looking |
| and in any minute, it will pop. Well, you probably won't | | | | mid-section. Just remember what you have to do, or |
| pop, but your skin will thin out and it will be stressed far | | | | not do as the case may be, to maintain the results. |
| beyond what it should be. | | | | |