Abdominoplasty

Patients often request abdominoplasty procedures after they have delivered several children. After childbirth, the muscles of the abdominal wall are stretched out. Patients often state, that no matter how many sit-ups they do, they can just never improve the contour of their lower abdomen.

After an abdominoplasty, the lower abdomen gains a better level of overall tension. The lower muscles are now able to hold in the contents of the abdominal domain and the overall contour of the abdomen is improved.

Patient satisfaction is very high following abdominoplasty.

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Abdominoplasty

Abdominoplasty is one of the more commonly performed cosmetic operations in our practice. There is a high satisfaction rate in patients who have undergone this procedure.


The abdominoplasty procedure lasts approximately 3 hours. The procedure is performed under a general anesthetic, so the patient does not see, hear, or feel anything during the procedure.  A long acting local anesthetic is administered during the procedure, so there is minimal pain along the incision site. Patients mostly describe a "tightness" along their midline from the plication sutures that bring the rectus muscles back toward the midline.


Drains are placed beneath the skin and exit from the pubic region. Drains are typically left in place for one to two weeks. An abdominal binder is to be worn at all times for 4-6 weeks.

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Abdominoplasty & Hernia Repair

Abdominoplasty procedures are common operations. Patients who present for abdominoplasty procedures often have laxity of their abdominal wall from childbirth as well as lax abdominal wall skin.

During an abdominoplasty operation, the lower abdominal skin is excised, the rectus muscles are repaired in the midline of the abdomen, and the umbilicus is then delivered through a new location in the abdominal wall skin.

When the rectus muscles are tightened, the abdominal contour improves. When the rectus muscles are brought back into their location, the entire function of the abdominal wall tends to improve.

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