Photos To Home page. There may be loose, wrinkled skin with obvious stretch marks, the muscles may be stretched, lax, and separated in the center, and a roll of fat may accumulate in the front of the lower abdomen, all of which is made even more obvious when sitting or bending over. Many people with these problems are led to believe that diet and exercise will take care of all these problems, and then they become discouraged when they see no progress. Abdominoplasty is not a substitute for weight loss, and Dr. Dowden does not consider abdominoplasty appropriate as a method of weight loss for obese people. It can be performed as an isolated procedure, but Dr. Dowden often combines abdominoplasty with other operations.
Every procedure has positive aspects and negative aspects.
There are advantages and disadvantages of abdominoplasty, which must be considered when deciding whether the procedure is appropriate. In addition, every operation has potential complications, which can occur in a small percentage of patients even in the best of hands, and it is therefore possible to have complications after abdominoplasty, of which patients should be aware. Lower stretch marks are removed, and upper stretch marks are lowered down. Any low fat roll is removed or redistributed. The muscles are tightened and cinched together to accentuate the waistline.