Dr. Antonio Graziosi

In this surgery certain amounts of skin and fat are removed aiming at a more defined abdomen. General or epidural anesthesia. On average 3 hours. This period may be extended, if required. However, the surgical procedure time should not be confused with the patient's length of stay in the operating room environment, as this stay also involves the period of anesthetic preparation and postoperative recovery. Your doctor will be able to tell you the total time. From 1 to 3 days (normal evolution). Special dressings are used and must be changed periodically by the surgeon's team.

The withdrawal of points can be started around the 5th day, and must be done selectively, in the following days. Rarely, the total withdrawal goes beyond 2 weeks. In many cases the horizontal scar can be performed only with internal stitches and can be complemented with glues.

The scar resulting from a dermolipectomy is located horizontally just above the pubic hair implantation, extending laterally to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the volume of the abdomen to be corrected. This scar is designed to be disguised under bathing suits, and will unfailingly go through several periods of evolution:

• Immediate period: it lasts until the 30th day and presents itself with an excellent and barely visible aspect. Some cases have a mild reaction to the stitches or the dressing;
• Intermediate period: from the 30th day to the 12th month. During this period, there will be a natural thickening of the scar, as well as a change in its color tone, going from “red” to “brown”, which will gradually lighten. This period, the least favorable of the healing process, is what most worries patients. As we cannot hasten the natural healing process, we recommend patients not to worry, as the late period will reduce scarring;
• Late period: from the 12th to the 18th month. During this period, the scar begins to become lighter and less consistent, thus reaching its definitive appearance. Any evaluation of the definitive result of the surgery of the abdomen must be made after this period.

Factors such as age, skin texture, visual acuity disorders, emotional problems, etc., may leave their mark on the eyelids as a consequence. Plastic surgery on the eyelids only corrects excess skin and fat and muscle flaccidity in the eyelid area, and in certain cases it can improve the functional as well as aesthetic appearance. It should not, however, cause any damage to the function of the eyelids, as long as the postoperative course is normal.

When you are examined by the plastic surgeon, an in-depth analysis will be carried out to intervene only in those sectors that can benefit from the surgery. Often the eyelid problem occurs due to clinical factors, and no surgery is indicated (dark circles, edema, etc.). At other times, clinical problems are associated with surgery and, even if the eyelids are properly operated, a percentage of the original defect will still persist, resulting from the associated clinical disorder.

The surgery lasts between 1 and two hours. In some cases this time is exceeded, as circumstances require. However, the surgical procedure time should not be confused with the patient's length of stay in the operating room environment, as this stay also involves the period of anesthetic preparation and postoperative recovery. Your doctor will be able to tell you the total time