Abdominal dermolipectomy or abdominoplasty is a major surgical procedure which removes the excess skin and fat of the lower abdomen; this surgery is combined with strengthening the muscular system of the abdomen, by modifying flaccid skin and protruding abdomen.
The best candidates for this surgery are those people who have a fat deposit with flaccid skin in the abdominal region, which has not changed after exercising or dieting.
In general, this kind of patients has had a great number of pregnancies which have altered the muscular system and the skin of the abdomen.
This surgery combines shape and scars which are generally located around the navel and in the lower abdomen from one side of the hip to the other. Similar procedures are performed in thighs and arms. This procedure is realized under effects of blockade edpidural and sedation and needs between(among) 24 and 48 hrs. of internment.

Each case should be individually analyzed and the surgeon will explain the best surgical alternative to the patient. Remember to ask how post-operative recovery would be like so that you could return to your daily chores.