Abdominoplasty and pregnancy: 6 myths disassembled by a specialist

Abdominoplasty is required today by more and more patients, regardless of age or gender. One of the reasons why young women resort to abdominoplasty is to regain their pre-pregnancy forms. Cristian Niţescu, a plastic surgeon physician and doctor of medical science, recommends this surgery to women who gave birth to and whose abdominal muscles abruptly disappeared. Abdominoplasty is not done immediately after birth Abdominoplasty is recommended, first, after the patient no longer breastfeeds because it involves general anesthesia. At the same time, at least six months have passed since birth, as the process of laying down the skin and subcutaneous tissue, including abdominal muscles, has occurred. Therefore, the two aspects must be taken into account - the termination of breastfeeding and a period of at least six months until a surgical abdominoplasty.

Cesarean and abdominoplasty do not occur at the same time If a patient who uses abdominoplasty delivered via caesarean section, it is absolutely necessary to pass a period of at least nine months, up to one year, so that the abdominal and intrauterine scars are strengthened . It is not recommended to get pregnant right after abdominoplasty After abdominoplasty, a woman should wait at least six months before she gets pregnant. This is necessary because, after abdominoplasty, the scar has to be mature, to be a supple scar and subsequently to allow the pregnancy to expand in the abdominal area, abdominal muscles, subcutaneous cellular tissue and skin. If she does not take medical information and gets pregnant in less than six months of abdominoplasty, the patient may have scar problems, in the sense that she may become red and pruritic, and the patient may have some inconvenience in the area. Abdominoplasty does not affect the development of the fetus In the unfortunate situation when the patient gets pregnant after abdominoplasty in a fairly short time, the development of the fetus is not affected, despite the fact that the scar is quite fresh.

The process of expanding the abdomen in pregnancy manages to Skin will not be more prone to stretch marks If the patient gets pregnant after a history of abdominoplasty, the skin is reexpanding and it is clear that stretch marks may appear but not necessarily. Personally I did not see more stretch marks than the first pregnancy. The appearance of stretch marks is given rather by the genetic weight of the patient, the weight it has at certain times of pregnancy and the retention of water that occurs at the woman's body. Abdominoplasty can be repeated if the effect has disappeared Abdominoplasty can be done several times over the lifetime, as the patient desires to have a flatter abdomen even if the body is subjected to two or more births. Each birth can lead to a laxity of the skin and the muscles, even though in an earlier abdominoplasty operation this has been adjusted.

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