Types of Abdominoplasties

Abdominoplasty or Abdominal Dermolipectomy

• Consists of the aesthetic treatment of the abdomen, mainly with the removal of excess skin and fat.

Classic Abdominoplasty:

• It is the most common to treat excess skin and fat below the navel, and the scar can be made in the same position as a C-section scar, but with a much greater extension.

Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty (Anchor Abdominoplasty):

• It is a surgical option for patients who have experienced significant weight loss, whether due to diet or bariatric surgery, resulting in a vertical and horizontal scar, in the shape of an anchor.

There is the Inverted Abdominoplasty or Reverse Abdomen

It is a surgical option for some cases with excess skin above the navel

Mini Abdominoplasty:

• Classic:
  • The "mini" only refers to a slightly smaller incision than a classic abdominoplasty. It corrects diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle along its entire length, and repositions the umbilical scar slightly below its initial location.
• Partial:
  • Corrects only the excess skin below the navel, without repositioning it.

Lipoabdominoplasty:

• It is the combination of liposuction of the abdomen and abdominoplasty.

Many patients ask about the navel. What happens to the navel?

There are techniques that preserve the existing navel and reinsert it into the new abdomen, leaving a scar at this junction.

Just as there are techniques where a new navel is reconstructed, and depending on the case, it is even possible to leave it without a scar.