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LIPOSUCTION ONLY: used when there is minimal skin laxity and varying accumulations of subcutaneous fat and muscle laxity. |
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MINIPLASTY: the excess skin and fat is limited to the lower abdomen. |
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THE MODIFIED ABDOMINOPLASTY: there is more significant skin excess and flaccidity that may not be confined to the lower abdomen.
A greater amount of skin is excised then type 2 patients, but not the entire skin ellipse below the umbilicus.
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FULL ABDOMINOPLASTY WITH OR WITHOUT LIPOSUCTION: this is for people with marked skin laxity, manifested by striae (stretch marks), thinning and diminished elasticity. There is also considerable flaccidity of the upper and lower musculofascial system. (ie above and below the umbilicus) However, patients should recognise that surgery does not improve the remaining skin tone. (which is the elasticity - contractility.) |
Low transverse incisions have changed according to alterations in fashion styles and have shifted from below to above the anterior superior iliac spines. Consequently, a high-cut “french-line” or “bicycle-handle” type of incision is currently favoured. It is your choice as the current hipster fashion may dictate a lower incision again.
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