No-Drain Tummy Tucks – Things You Must Know Before Taking It

Our body cannot stay constant forever, we may lose or gain weight, it depends on various reasons. Most commonly, people after losing excessive weight or after child birth, they may experience excess skin sagging and that affects the overall appearance of the body.

Many people try various exercises, diet plans, etc. to achieve their fitness goals. For the people who have tried all the things to make themselves fit but can’t seem to achieve their fitness goals, then a tummy tuck surgery could be an appropriate solution.

However, not all tummy tuck surgeries are done using the same procedure, there is another type of tummy tuck surgery that offers exceptional benefits.

No-Drain Tummy Tuck Surgery

Tummy tuck or Abdominoplasty is one of the popular treatments to reduce skin sagging in the abdomen area. A drain-less or No-drain tummy tuck surgery is a combination of traditional tummy tuck surgery and liposuction.

In tummy tuck surgery, the surgical drains are one of the feared parts, and that is the reason most of the people feel intimidated. The drain tubes may give an irritating and uncomfortable feel for some people.

Why Are Drains Used in Tummy Tuck Procedure?

After the tummy tuck surgery, a space will be created between the abdominal walls and overlying skin or fats. To this space, if nothing is done to close, the fluids will be accumulated in that space. So the drains are created to remove the fluid accumulated in that space and also to create suction between the tissue planes.

This will result in a longer recovery period and also the removal of drain tubes can be associated with pain and irritation. So, in order to speed up the healing process and also to eliminate drains, taking no-drain tummy tuck surgery would be the best option.

Procedure of No-Drain Tummy Tuck

No-drain tummy tuck procedure is the combination of liposuction and traditional tummy tuck, let’s see the procedure clearly below.

• As a first step of the procedure, the stubborn fat in the abdomen area through liposuction procedure.
• This procedure will help to sculpt the abdomen attractively by minimizing the amount of surgical interventions.
• In the next step, your surgeon will make an incision in the abdomen area to tighten and remove the loose skin and muscle tissues.
• After this step, instead of letting the space created between the abdomen walls and other tissues heal slowly, sutures will be used.
• This will bind them together and eliminate the accumulation of fluid.

Benefits of No-Drain Tummy Tuck

No-drain tummy tuck surgery offers a variety of benefits over traditional tummy tuck surgery. Let’s see some of the major benefits of No-drain tummy tuck surgery.

• Since this procedure involves liposuction and tummy tuck, it will become easier to address excess skin and fat at the same time.
• Compared to traditional tummy tuck surgery, through this procedure, more corrections can be made easily.
• In no-drain tummy tuck procedure, no need to worry about the fluid accumulation and removal of fluid out of the space while recovery.
• The recovery time after no-drain tummy tuck surgery is much faster as compared with the traditional tummy tuck surgery.

What One Can Expect After No-Drain Tummy Tuck?

There are a couple of measures that you can expect after the surgery, which promotes smooth recovery. Here are some of the measures that a candidate must follow.

• After the surgery, tummy tuck surgeons may prescribe to wear the compression garment for a few weeks or more. It helps to manage the swelling and improve the healing process.
• You should avoid physical activities until complete recovery, and you can do minor work after a few weeks.
• You can expect the complete result mostly after 6 or 8 weeks. And a diet and exercise plan must be followed to maintain the body fit for a long time after the surgery.

So, these are the things everyone must know before taking no-drain tummy tuck surgery. If you want no drain tummy tuck surgery in Chicago, then visit Chicago Institute of Plastic Surgery.  

Chicago Institute of Plastic Surgery is one of the popular plastic surgery clinics in Chicago, and we have been providing various cosmetic and med spa services for years. We use the best technology and treatments to provide effective and long lasting results.

Dr. Dhaval Patel is a popular double board certified plastic surgeon in Chicago and he has years of experience in providing various cosmetic and med spa treatments. Visit Chicago Institute of Plastic Surgery for the best cosmetic treatments at most reasonable cost.

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