Tummy Tuck Surgery in Hyderabad

The day after the Abdominoplasty surgery, you will be encouraged to get out of bed for short periods of time. After several days, you will be able to move about more comfortably. However, straining, bending and lifting must be avoided since these activities might cause increased swelling or even cause bleeding from the incision area.
Any surgical drains will be removed a day or two after the tummy tuck surgery, at which time your dressings may also be changed or removed. You will be instructed to wear a support abdominal binder for a few weeks. Stitches are self-absorbable. If staples are used, they are taken out in a week.
You may notice that you feel less sensation all over the abdomen. This usually is temporary. It may, however, be months or even more than a year before sensation returns to normal. Incisions will initially be red or pink in colour. They will remain this way for many months following surgery. The abdomen will not look very flat initially because of the swelling, but in 6 to 8 weeks the results will appear.
Recovery time is shorter if muscle tightening is not done and it is often possible to return to light work after a week or two, depending on your job. In many instances, you can resume most of your normal activities, including some form of mild exercise, after several weeks. You may continue to experience some mild, periodic discomfort during this time, but such feelings are normal. Severe pain should be reported to your doctor.
When muscle tightening is done, the pain and stiffness may be there for two weeks which will need pain killer tablets. You will be able to join light work in 2 weeks.
Any sexual activity should be avoided for a minimum of one week, and your plastic surgeon may advise you to wait longer. After that, care must be taken to be extremely gentle with your tummy for at least the next six weeks.

Drains are soft, slender plastic tubes where one end of which is placed underneath the skin of the abdomen and another end left out of the skin. Two such tubes are connected to a small plastic container which continuously sucks out any blood or fluid accumulating in the operated part. Usually, the drainage is bloody on the first day and watery afterwards. Drainage reduces day by day. Most times the drain is removed after 24 hours. If drainage is more, then it can be kept longer. In that case, the patient is sent home with drains and drainage is measured every day till it comes down. Drains are painless.

Compression garment gives firm and elastic support to the treated area, so the skin sticks to muscle and fluid collection may be avoided. This is usually a necessary part of the healing process after a major surgery like abdominoplasty.

Unless there is significant weight fluctuation – either gain or loss – the results of this procedure are permanent. The results can be further accentuated with abdominal exercises to tone the muscles further.

After your tummy tuck surgery, you will need to return to Ambrosia clinic in Hyderabad for follow-up care at prescribed intervals, usually two days, two weeks, one month and three months later. During these visits, your progress will be evaluated and any minor problems are taken care of. Please remember that the relationship with your plastic surgeon does not end when you leave the operating room. If you have questions or concerns during your recovery or need additional information at a later time, you should contact Dr Priti Shukla.

It is always advised not to undergo an abdominoplasty if you are considering pregnancy in the foreseeable future. Instead, only fat and excess skin can be removed and the muscle tightening part of the procedure needs to be avoided to ensure a safe pregnancy.

Scars can be improved by creams, gels and taping for 3 to 6 months. Excessively prominent scars can be revised surgically after six months..

Liposuction surgery can help remove fat but not the loose skin. Waist size can be reduced to some by liposuction through small holes, but skin and muscle tightening are not possible by this method.

If you have undergone bariatric surgery, the loose folds of excess skin are best treated with a tummy tuck. Especially in the case of bariatric surgery, where loose skin will be present on the back too, circumferential abdominoplasty is recommended.