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Tummy Tuck Operation (10 Days beauty getaway)

5 Nights Hospital’s Private Room and 4 Nights Hotel

The Operation: Abdominoplasty also known as the "tummy tuck" is an operation performed to treat extremely loose and flabby abdominal skin and muscle, usually following massive weight gain and weight loss. Abdominoplasty can be helpful when diet and exercise failed to correct severe muscle weakness which may occur after multiple pregnancies. The tummy tuck surgery usually takes 4- 6 hours however you will be observed in the recovery room for an hour or two until stable before being moved back to your private room.

After the operation, an abdominal binder will be worn on the patient with drains on both sides of the operative site. You will have to lie on the back with both legs and hips bent to relieve the tension on the abdominal wound closure. The patient should remain in this position overnight. There might be an indwelling Foley catheter used to monitor the urine outflow and left in placed over night. Moreover, you will be given a potent intravenous painkiller continuously. Some patients are sensitive to the painkiller and might develop nausea so please inform our nursing staff once you wake up feeling sick in the room.


The Incision Site: In tummy tuck operation, a horizontal incision is placed just within or above the pubic area. The length of the incision, which extends laterally toward the pelvic bones, depends largely on the amount of skin to be removed. Your plastic surgeon will try to keep the incision within your bathing suit lines; however, this may not always be possible. When there is loose skin above the navel, the surgeon may make a second incision around the navel to pull the skin downward then remove the excess skin. To tighten the abdominal wall, the surgeon brings loose underlying tissue and muscle together with sutures.

                                                      

                                                      

 

The Preparation Before Operation:

  • 2 Weeks Before: Stop smoking well in advance of surgery. Stop taking Aspirin, herbal or diet supplements and certain anti-inflammatory drugs as taking these substances can cause increase bleeding.
  • On Consultation Day : Prepare for medical check up, physical exam and discuss expectations, your medical history such as any drug or food allergies, underlying medical conditions and on-going medical treatments to the plastic surgeon. The surgeon may take photographs before and after surgery and keep the photos in your medical record.
  • 24 hours and 12 hours Before: Use antibacterial soap and allow the soap lather to cover the skin of the surgical area for 10 minutes on the night before and in the morning of your surgery. Scrub chest, tummy, armpits and inguinal area with anti-bacterial soap.
  • 8 hours Before Operation: No food or drink, take off jewelries, nail colors on hand and feet.

 The Preparation After Operation:

  • 24 hours after Operation: Frequent calf exercise is recommended to prevent blood clots in the legs. Early ambulation is usually associated with increased fluid drainage. The day after surgery you will be encouraged to get out of bed for short walks to promote blood circulation.
  • On 5th Day / Discharge: You will be given a written instruction on when to take your antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and analgesic pills and you’ll be advised on the date of your follow-up visit. The wound will be dressed again on discharge day and drains are removed. However, when there is large amount of fluid still coming out from the drains, it might be left until the follow-up visit. Antibiotic ointment is applied on the sutured area after your shower. You will be ask to avoid swimming, only light exercise and should keep on using the abdominal binder for at least 3 weeks to maintain and achieve the desired body shape. The pain on the first 1-2 weeks varies; however, it can be controlled by the prescribed medications.
  • 7 days After: Your follow-up visit. All sutures will be removed 7-10 days post-operatively. You are expected to stay in Phuket for at least 10 – 14 days.
  • 2 weeks After: Sexual activity should be avoided for a minimum of two weeks or more. Straining, bending and Lifting must be avoided since these activities might cause increased swelling or even bleeding. You will be encouraged to sleep on your back with a pillow under your knees.
  • 4 weeks After: Swelling and bruising will disappear over a period of weeks. However, it may be months before all swelling subsides and you see the final result of your abdominoplasty. You may also notice some numbness over portions of the abdominal area and this may persist for several months incisions will initially be red or pink in color. They will remain this way for many months following surgery then finally begin to fade.

 

 

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