WHAT TO EXPECT, BEFORE AND AFTER A TUMMY TUCK

If you’re considering a tummy tuck and want to talk to a cosmetic surgeon, it’s best to find out what happens before and after the procedure. Making an appointment with Dr. Ruben B. Abrams’ in his Beverly Hills office, you’ll get nothing but the facts about what happens proceeding and following your tummy tuck surgery. Before you consider it, you should decide if you are a candidate for a tummy tuck. For example, women and men who have loose, excess, abdominal fat and skin that is in the central abdomen, can benefit from this surgery. Substantial weight loss may cause abdominal skin becoming flaccid. Sometimes these conditions are actually inherited. After a tummy tuck, patients can see that this condition erased. For women who have had children, a tummy tuck can also tighten muscles that have been separated and weakened by pregnancy. For those with stretch marks, the procedure may improve and lighten the marks, especially those located below the navel.

When you go into Dr. Abrams’ Beverly Hills office, before any surgery is done, you will have your initial consultation. During the consultation, you will be asked what exactly you’d like to achieve from a tummy tuck surgery. After your consultation, the doctor will have an understanding about your expectations and decide whether they can be a real outcome. Plans to become pregnant or lose extra weight in the future, may limit the results of your tummy tuck.

Now you know what happens before…what happens after a tummy tuck? Well, after you have the surgery in the Beverly Hills office, you will be helped out of bed for short walks to help the blood circulation. More than likely, you’ll not be able to stand up completely straight right off the bat. Any kind of bending or lifting must be avoided, since these might cause excess swelling or other issues. Sleeping with a pillow under your knees may be requested. Even though the incision lines will be permanently visible, they will heal and fade over time. Sometimes, they will end up being only faint lines!