How can I Treat Scars after Tummy Tuck?
Many people struggle with excess abdominal fat located below the belly button. This tends them to opt for an ideal surgery. Tummy Tuck is the best in this respect, as it needs the surgeon to eliminate extra skin, fat, and muscle from the abdomen. This will improve the appearance of the entire body and make you appear more toned.
Your post-surgery appearance instills confidence in your appearance, enhancing your self-image, enabling you to dress whichever you like, and lead an active and healthy lifestyle. There can be multiple causes of having extra fat in the stomach like your body type, post-pregnancy conditions, unhealthy lifestyle, and growing age.
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Procedure
Given that this surgery requires at least 2-3 hours and up to 5 hours maximum, the surgeon gives general anesthesia to the patient. To avert infection, doctors also suggest several antibiotics. Excess stomach fat is cut away using incisions, followed by closing the stitches to give the entire tummy the right form.
How can you take care of the Tummy Tuck scars?
During abdominoplasty, scarring happens mainly due to the use of incisions, stitches, and wounds. You can use certain tips and tactics to take care of your scars after surgery.
Massaging & Moisturizing
You can try different oils or moisturizers suggested by the surgeon to massage your fresh wounds. The extent of your massage will determine the outcome, the rest will depend upon the moisturizer or oil too. Therefore, you can say that massaging and moisturizing the treated area can prevent scarring and also lighten the scars with time.
Protection from UV Rays
It is advisable to shield your scars from UV radiation. You cannot go into the sun without first applying sunscreen to your scars, as they may get worse and darker when exposed to sunlight or UV radiation. You can seek suggestions from your doctor about the sunscreen that would be the best for your skin.
Walking Right After surgery
You should walk cautiously after the surgery only with the doctor’s approval to prevent scarring, blood clotting, swelling, itching, or any infection. This will lead to good blood circulation all over the body, heal the wounds properly, and can avoid infection too.
Stop Smoking
After the procedure, you should give up smoking for a few weeks. It will help to heal the stitched wounds and guard against issues that smoking may bring on. Smoking or Vaping is strictly prohibited before and after the surgery. This is to avoid complications after the surgery that the patient might face.
Taping
The physician advises using tape for 4 to 6 weeks throughout the healing process. This taping is administered to the lower abdomen, where the operation was performed. It assists in avoiding scars and causes them to disappear over time. Nevertheless, taping all the time is also not advisable, as the wounds will need some oxygen too, so you can leave the wounds free for some time too.
Continuous sanitization of wounds
There are numerous things to take care of after and one of them is Cleaning the wounds is an important recovery step for the Tummy Tuck surgery. Follow the instructions of your surgeon for disinfecting and cleansing the wounds in order to avoid infection and severe scarring.
Tattoo for Scars
You can request a scar tattoo from a specialist who has already inked scars. This might assist you in covering the scars and transforming them into ones that look beautiful and creative. This may serve as a means of masking the scarred area. For many women, permanent scars in the abdomen might be a nightmare, so one of the ways to get over these scars would be to get tattoos over them.
Prevent Heavy Workouts
You should refrain from any strenuous physical activity for a few weeks after surgery to prevent straining or pressure on the area of the body where the procedure was performed. You can slowly walk in the morning or the evening; avoid running as it can lead to more stress in the abdomen. This is an important factor to help you take care of the scars post-surgery
Intake of Vitamins
The body’s immune system becomes stronger as a result of vitamin intake, which also gives the body the ability to repair any type of wound. You can take vitamins on your doctor’s advice, which will aid in the speedy recovery of the treated area and prevent scarring.
Conclusion
Scars are one of the most common results of any surgical procedure. Their size and extent may vary according to the procedure, but the fear of having those scars remains in all. Our surgeons guide patients from the beginning about the aftercare, the kind of products they will be using, and the way to use them. With us, you will be getting comprehensive instructions regarding scar treatment.
