ABDOMEN TIGHTENING

WHY ABDOMEN TIGHTENING IS NEEDED?
Your loosened skin will not regain its tightness on its own. Losing weight and exercising are great and allow us to have a slimmer body and stronger muscles. However, if your skin had experienced such an enlargement that it covers a mass which you no longer have, it does not get smaller just because you do not have that mass anymore. With abdomen tightening operations, I completely remove the loosened excess skin in the front side of the patients' abdomen.
WHAT IS ABDOMEN TIGHTENING OPERATION?
Abdomen tightening is a surgical procedure which is designed for repairing weakened abdominal muscles and which allows us to remove the excess skin and tissue in the abdomen. This procedure is the only alternative which can be applied to my patients who suffer from abdomen loosening, muscle separation and fat accumulation particularly after gaining and losing weight. To obtain the best body shaping results with abdomen tightening operation, we combine it with vaser liposuction. Our only objective is to provide our patients with a confident and comfortable look with a flatter and more attractive tummy, by correcting tummy contours.

CONVENTIONAL "FULL" ABDOMEN TIGHTENING
With this technique, we make a horizontal incision along the bikini line and another one around the bellybutton, and repair muscles in the entire abdominal region.
IN THE PARTIAL "MINI" ABDOMEN TIGHTENING, ON THE OTHER HAND:
We use a different technique and deal with the lower abdominal region. We make the application by making a shorter incision below the bikini line.
WHAT CAN ABDOMEN TIGHTENING OPERATION ACHIEVE?

1. TIGHTENING ABDOMINAL MUSCLES
Abdominal muscles get tight for allocating space for gained weight or baby to born. When one loses too much weight or give birth to a baby, abdominal muscles are often damaged. During abdominoplasty, using a special suturing technique, we repair your abdominal muscles by pulling them together to create a tighter abdominal region. Results we get with abdomen tightening procedure are strong and repaired abdominal muscles.
2. ELIMINATES SAGGY SKIN
Significantly loosened skin cannot be corrected with diet and exercising and leads to disturbing friction, rash and lack of self-confidence. Abdominoplasty allows us to adequately remove the excess skin in order to create a smoother and flatter abdominal skin.

3. REDUCES STRETCH MARKS
Stretch marks disturb most of my patients. Abdomen tightening operation allows patients to get rid of the stretch marks in the excess skin removed.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GETTING PREPARED FOR ABDOMINOPLASTY!
Instructions I give for getting prepared for abdominoplasty, including diet directives, smoking restriction, taking or avoiding some vitamins and pills, will allow completion of your pre-operation process.

POST-ABDOMINOPLASTY RECOVERY PROCESS!
Like all surgical procedures, abdominoplasty has a post-operative process during which you get recovered properly and which allows you to completely preserve your new and improved body contours.
Right after the operation
To support your recovery and preserve your new contours, you need to wear medical compression clothes. To mitigate edema and discomfort, I prescribe some painkillers. It is very important to adequately apply under my lead the recovery protocol process containing some supplements, vitamins and antibiotics!

1st week
My patients generally get back to work and become able to do some light activities after one week. I strictly recommend them to avoid tiring exercises and lifting weights. Edema and bruises will start to disappear as of this week.
2nd and 3rd weeks
As edema and bruises continue to disappear, I strictly recommend light physical activities and medical massage within this period. Patients need to continue avoiding tiring exercises and lifting weights.
4th to 6th weeks
Results will become much more prominent at this point. Patients can get back to their normal activities including tiring exercises and lifting weights.
Satisfaction of patients who got a tighter, younger looking tummy and skillfully shaped body contours after abdominoplasty is my greatest happiness. The way my patients enthusiastically describe their smooth and flat tummy without excess skin, when we look at the mirror together after the operation has become what I like hearing the most, as I gladly do my job. And the best part is when my patients tell that they are so self-confident that they can show their tummy, I feel entirely relieved, because happiness and self-confidence are indubitable human needs.

Author's Bio: 

Dr. Leyla Arvas was graduated from Istanbul University Medical Faculty in 1998 and started her Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery specialization. During her educational period she worked in well-known clinics and hospitals in different countries.

She had studied microsurgery (reconstruction of head and neck, breast) in Taiwan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, which is one of the best microsurgery centers in the world.

She worked in TWMU Hospital in Tokyo, and experienced about Laser treatments for acne, hyperpigmentations, wound scars, wrinkles and acne scars.

She had been a fellow in IDB (Instituto Javier de Benito) in Barcelona, Spain and actively studied in the clinic especially on face and breast aesthetics. She attended the Silhouette Lift and Silhouette Soft meetings several times in Barcelona and has been using the technique for four years.

After she finished the speciality as a plastic surgeon she began to work in Yeditepe University Hospital as an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery in Istanbul.