| A consultation with your plastic surgeon about your | | | | have beforehand so you are ready to discuss them. |
| abdominoplasty is an opportunity to fully explore your | | | | Creating a list of your abdominoplasty questions can |
| objectives for the procedure. More importantly, it's the | | | | be very helpful when you're in the consultation and |
| time to make an informed decision about whether a | | | | trying to remember all you wanted to discuss. |
| tummy tuck is right for you. | | | | If you decide to go ahead with the tummy tuck |
| With that overall goal in mind, let's look at some of the | | | | surgery, you should get some guidelines on how you |
| aims you should consider when going in for your | | | | can contribute to the success of your procedure. This |
| consultation. | | | | will begin with suggestions on how to prepare for the |
| First, this is the time for all your questions to be | | | | surgery. These will be extremely important for both |
| answered regarding abdominoplasty. You should feel | | | | your health and safety, but also for your comfort |
| free to ask anything that concerns you. It will not only | | | | during recovery. |
| make you better able to make a final decision about | | | | Your surgeon will also discuss what to expect during |
| getting a tummy tuck, it will also give you a clear | | | | the post-procedure time, both immediately and in the |
| understanding of what can be accomplished. | | | | long-term. These will also be important to note |
| Your doctor should present to you a straightforward | | | | because it will give you expectations of what will be |
| assessment of the results you can expect. You're a | | | | happening in the days and weeks after your tummy |
| unique person with a body form of your own, so your | | | | tuck. |
| possibilities can vary from what others get out of the | | | | Your preparation for surgery is just as important as |
| procedure. That means a tummy tuck can accomplish | | | | the surgery itself. That preparation begins with a |
| more or possibly less for you than for other cases you | | | | successful consultation on your tummy tuck surgery. |
| have seen. | | | | Be ready for this initial meeting and you'll be on the right |
| You may want to write down all the questions you | | | | path to a safe, effective procedure. |