Tummy Tuck - Don't Confuse Stomach Stapling With a Tummy Tuck

They sound like the same procedure, but the stomach and abdomen are two different surgical procedures. That being said, they complement each other. Here's what you need to know about them to clear up any mistakes:

Abdominal stapling is a bariatric procedure, or weight loss. It is also referred to as gastrolplasty or gastric stapling. Surgical staples are actually used to divide the stomach into two parts making the upper abdomen smaller. As a method of weight loss, this procedure works by making the stomach smaller to reduce the amount you can eat in one sitting. You feel faster so you don't eat too much.

Instead, abdominal tuck, or abdominoplasty, is a cosmetic procedure that removes excess skin from around the stomach. Your plastic surgeon makes slips across the genital area and around the navel so that he can lift the skin and pull it tight. Then he removed the excess skin. She also tightens the abdominal wall because it is also compromised during pregnancy or weight gain.

Stomach tuck is not a weight loss method. In fact, your surgeon wants you to be within 20% of your ideal weight and even have children before pursuing this procedure. However, most often follow-up procedures for bariatric surgery such as abdominal banding are because excess skin leaves excess weight.

After bariatric surgery, you should be at your weight for at least 6 months before undergoing abdominoplasty. It may take some time for the weight to be removed, but it will be worth it in the end.

Aging with obesity has long tested the elasticity of the skin and over time has lost its ability to return to its place. The skin loses collagen and elasticity as it ages and if it has been adjusted to its limits for years, it will not recover. You are left with severe folds and sagging skin all over your body.

This means that even if you lose weight, you still can't wear the clothes you want because of the skin that hangs from your stomach. Therefore, once you lose weight after bariatric surgery, you need a little help to deal with all the excess skin.

Abdominal stapling is performed by a general surgeon who specializes in bariatric procedures. Belly tuck must be performed by a plastic surgeon certified by a board with experience in the procedure. If you are interested in any of these procedures, it is important to find the right doctor.

Both must be certified by their respective boards and licensed to operate in the state. Also, you should feel comfortable with both doctors as this is a very sensitive situation that requires sensitivity and understanding.

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