While submitting yourself to a full tummy tuck, there?s always a risk of a botched up job, leaving you with ugly scars. This is because this is a totally invasive procedure and requires long and deep incisions to get rid of the fat and the flab. However, there is now available a wonder technique called endoscopic tummy tuck that even scores over mini-tummy tuck, which too requires incisions, though to a lesser degree. Endoscopic tummy tuck, like all endoscopic surgeries, is becoming the preferred method of getting back into shape.
Understanding endoscopic tummy tuck
Any endoscopic surgery requires an endoscope, which is simply an instrument consisting of a hollow, thin, flexible tube that uses a lens or miniature camera for visually examining the interior of the body or organ, like the colon, bladder or stomach. Examining the body by means of an endoscope is called endoscopy.
Endoscopic tummy tuck is basically a procedure to tighten muscular contours of the abdominal region for patients with minimal or no excess skin. This procedure is preferred over full tummy tuck because it?s least invasive and leaves very little scarring, because of the small incisions usually hidden at the pubic hairline and navel. It can be used conjunction with liposuction too. This procedure has been found most ideal for weakened muscles of the lower abdomen and excess abdominal fat. However, it requires a relatively tight abdominal skin. If it?s loose, this procedure may not be sufficient enough to tighten it.
Endoscopic tummy tuck procedure
The good news is endoscopic tummy tuck procedure doesn?t require as elaborate an arrangement, as a full abdominoplasty procedure. This is because in endoscopic tummy tuck, the surgery is performed through a small hole, unlike full tummy tuck, in which long and deep incisions are made.
The endoscopic tummy tuck surgery is carried out by attaching an endoscope to the surgical instrument, which is then introduced into the target area through a small incision, usually located above the pubis or in the navel. The plastic surgeon works through this small incision to tighten the muscles and remove fat with the guidance from the endoscope. This incision can also be used for liposuction. Once the procedure is completed the incision is sewed up, after fitting a drain in the incision. Unlike normal tummy tuck procedure, endoscopic tummy tuck surgery requires this drain for getting rid of the accumulated bodily fluids that build up after the surgery.
The best part of this procedure is quick recovery. It requires a comparatively less time to recover, than a full tummy tuck. This is because of the size of the incision. The bigger the incision, more the recovery time. The other good point about this surgery is less pain and swelling. You may feel slight to moderate discomfort and some swelling, but it?s part of the normal healing process.
Whether you?re eligible for endoscopic tummy tuck or not, only your surgeon can tell. But, if you do make the grade, consider yourself lucky, as there can be no better option than this to regain your shape!
