Abdominoplasty is plastic surgery that pursues an aesthetic purpose. It allows a person to improve their appearance. The surgery restores aesthetic proportions of the abdomen and removes excess skin and subcutaneous fat. When performing this surgery, German surgeons ensure the best possible quality and safety.
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- Who needs abdominoplasty?
- Benefits of abdominoplasty in Germany
- Which clinics perform abdominoplasty?
- How can one go to Germany to undergo abdominoplasty?
Who needs abdominoplasty?
Abdominoplasty is most commonly used by elderly patients after obesity treatment and women after childbirth.
Although abdominoplasty is not a method for treating obesity, it can be performed together with liposuction. These two surgeries should be performed with an interval of several months between them. The doctor should determine this interval by bearing in mind the extent of the previously performed surgery, the age of the patient, and the specifics of his/her postoperative recovery.
The main indications for abdominoplasty:
- sagging skin and soft tissues in the abdomen resembling an apron;
- stretch marks due to pregnancy or extra weight;
- flabby abdominal muscles and lack of waist contour;
- divergent rectus abdominis muscles;
- excess abdominal skin.
Benefits of abdominoplasty in Germany
Most patients living in countries with poorly developed medicine, do not want to undergo any surgical treatment at home. They prefer to trust their health and beauty to top-class specialists in German clinics.
Abdominoplasty in Germany offers a variety of benefits:
- Experience. Germany is a leader in Europe, with the largest number of aesthetic plastic surgeries on the abdomen performed annually.
- Excellent aesthetic effect. Doctors perform operations in such a way as to leave a minimal amount of aesthetic defects, such as scarring.
- Safety. The surgery is preceded by a thorough examination of the patient, assessment of individual features in the structure of the abdominal wall, and detection of possible pathological processes. When performing all manipulations during the surgery, the doctor is as careful as possible. Therefore, Germany shows the lowest complication rates when compared to most countries in the world.
- Good tolerability. Germany uses quality anesthesia both during the abdominoplasty and in the postoperative period. With this anesthesia, the correction of the abdominal shape can be tolerated more easily.
- Minimally invasive surgery. German specialists perform not only conventional open abdominoplasty, but also minimally invasive interventions. These include mini tummy tucks and endoscopic abdominoplasty. The latter does not involve any large incisions in the anterior abdominal wall. The intervention is performed by inserting several light tubes under the skin, equipped with a video camera and miniature surgical instruments.
- Speedy recovery. Doctors use special medicines and procedures to ensure both accelerated and effective rehabilitation after the surgical intervention.
Which clinics perform abdominoplasty?
Germany offers a variety of clinics where one can undergo abdominoplasty. These include both medical centers specializing in plastic surgery and non-specialized medical institutions. The medical facilities usually include either units or even entire departments for plastic surgery.
Here are some examples:
- University Hospital Erlangen. This hospital performs tummy tucks in the Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, which has been functioning since 2007. Doctors of the department use the most sparing surgical techniques. Since the medical specialists of the Department of Plastic Surgery work in a large, multidisciplinary medical institution, patients can benefit from all the diagnostic and therapeutic options available here.
- University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. The team of the Department of Hand Surgery, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery consists of 12 surgeons. The chief physician of the department is the president of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons.
- University Hospital RWTH Aachen. In the Department of Plastic, Burn Surgery and Hand Surgery, both abdominoplasty at the request of the patient and post-bariatric surgery that includes restoration of the aesthetic appearance of the anterior abdominal wall after weight loss surgeries, are performed.
How can one go to Germany to undergo abdominoplasty?
Many people who need abdominoplasty want to undergo it in Germany. However, the arrangement of a trip to receive medical services presents serious challenges. If you are going to arrange treatment on your own, be ready to face a lot of obstacles and difficulties, such as:
- extra financial expenses for medical services, due to choosing the wrong clinic;
- substantial financial costs for medical services (insurance, accommodation for the accompanying person, translation of medical documents, nutrition, etc.);
- problems with the preparation of documents for traveling abroad;
- having to wait for a very long time to get an appointment with the specialist and to undergo plastic surgery;
- finding a translator who specializes in medicine, to translate medical documents into German;
- finding an interpreter in Germany to communicate with the administration and staff of the clinic;
- should any complications or a necessity for additional diagnostic and therapeutic procedures arise, the clinic will charge you extra, exceeding the previously agreed amounts.
You can solve all these problems by using the Booking Health services. We will fully arrange your trip to Germany for you to undergo abdominoplasty. You will save up to 70% on the costs of treatment and its organization. Since the insurance of Booking Health covers all unexpected expenses, you can be sure that the cost of surgery will not change.
Choose treatment abroad and you will for sure get the best results!
Authors:
The article was edited by medical experts, board certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova, Dr. Farrukh Ahmed. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!
Sources:
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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