With the escalation in issues with accumulated fat accompanied by loose skin, undergoing Abdominoplasty is becoming a pretty common practice. While the surgery aids in getting rid of the loosely hanging down the skin, it also aims to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall in order to attain the desired tone and figure of the body. This surgery mostly comes in handy for women who tend to associate their self-esteem with the appearance of their body. The surgery helps them to acquire a figure they desire through pulling of the muscles pertaining to the abdominal wall. The baggy and sagging abdominal skin might be a result of ageing, post-pregnancy conditions and, sudden and extensive weight loss. The surgery may also be required by the patients of Bariatric surgery.

If the patient happens to have excessive fat cells along with bagging skin, this surgery can be integrated with liposuction, which involves the dismissal of all the redundant fat. This permits the patients to enjoy tight skin with a tucked in the tummy. The surgery is known to take around 2-4 hours, following which the patient ought to stay admitted in the hospital for the next 2-5 days based on the response of the patient’s body to the surgery. The patient is subject to general anaesthesia in order to make sure that the patient doesn’t have to endure any pain while he/ she is being operated upon. The surgery involves the pick-up of the abdominal skin through replacement of the umbilicus while expelling the baggy skin. The contouring of the abdominal skin also becomes a part of this surgery after combining it with Liposuction. There is the use of thin sutures that are disposed of within the skin and remain barely noticeable. All the regular and light activities can be done after 2 to 4 weeks of the surgery while all the heavy and rigorous work should be resumed only after 6-8 weeks. The scars can be conveniently gotten away with within two years of the surgery.