Aesthetic surgery of the body silhouette
Abdominal wall
The abdominal wall may be damaged by multiple pregnancies as well as important and sometimes repetitive weight losses. This deterioration may concern only the skin, but it may also be accompanied by an exaggerated fat tissue thickness and muscle relaxation : therefore, there are several surgical techniques to be adapted for each case.
The consultation
The surgeon evaluates the damage to the different abdominal wall components : skin, fat tissue and muscle.
- if there is a simple fatty hypertrophy, liposuction is enough (see page 58),
- if the skin and the muscles need to be repaired : if there is skin surplus with or without stretch marks, if the muscles are stretched, an abdominoplasty will be necessary.
