Abdominoplasty or Lipectomy
What is a Lipectomy or Tummy Tuck?
Lipectomy is the procedure with which we remove wrinkles and stretch marks, and excess skin from the abdomen.
At what point in life can a Lipectomy be performed?
After several pregnancies have already occurred and the patient does not wish to become pregnant again. The surgery should be performed at the moment when she wants the skin of the abdomen to look tight and without stretch marks or with fewer stretch marks because in some cases not all of them can be removed.
How long does a Dermolipectomy or Lipectomy surgery take?
It is a surgery that lasts between one and a half and up to three hours depending on the weight of the patient.
What differentiates a good Lipectomy? What should I know about what a good result is?
The navel must be very beautiful because it is the most important: it is the most evident and visible. It should not be amputated or left without a navel. The scar must be very low to be able to wear low-rise garments or a thong. The abdominal muscles must be tightened or tensioned internally.
What things should I do before a Lipectomy?
You must have complete laboratory tests. You must be without any infection, not have high blood pressure or be diabetic. And always stop smoking. In all patients who smoke, the wound opens in the pubic area and they must be in wound care between 10 and 40 days to be able to close the wound.
What type of anesthesia does Lipectomy require?
It is always performed with general anesthesia.
How should I go to Surgery?
Very well cleaned, genitals completely shaved and completely clean in that area. Comfortable clothing without jewelry, nail polish or makeup.
What is the postoperative period of a Lipectomy like?
You must rest for 4 days. You must wear the girdle while walking and must always have it open during the moments when you are in bed. You must wash and clean the body very well in the genital area and use feminine intimate soap.
If I already had surgery with another surgeon and I am not satisfied, can I be re-operated on with Dr. Pavajeau to correct it?
It is difficult to repeat a second Lipectomy but in some cases it is possible to remove a little more skin without problem and reinforce the abdominals. This type of surgery is very useful for reconstructing the "catastrophe" navels of some plastic surgeons who amputate the navel or leave giant navels.
A surgeon offered me that he gives me more waist through special sutures that only he places. Is that true?
All plastic surgeons place those sutures. With them the abdominals are reinforced, the abdominal wall is flattened and more waist is given. They are not the exclusive property of that surgeon: They are necessary in all surgeries.
