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Female Focus
Information supplied by
Dr. I. Poole, Clinica El Arenal. found at Av. Arenal 2, Jávea. Tel: 965 792 418 11am - 1pm
clinicaarenal@gmail.com
Dear Dr. Poole. I am a woman of 56 and after loosing some weight by dieting I find that my upper abdomen has become very saggy and wrinkled whereas my lower looks fine to me. I have read about tummy tucks but it seems that it mostly deals with lower tummy or
that I would have to have a full one in order to correct it. A friend of mine recently had an upper tummy tuck done by you with local anaesthesia and I was wondering if this would also apply to me. Many thanks.
Hello and yes. The upper tummy tuck is very similar to the lower one and can be done as a “mini” under local anaesthesia plus sedation. The incision normally follows the inframamary fold so it will always be covered by the breast or the bra and like the lower one it fades with time. The main idea is to lift the tummy all the way to the belly button and remove all loose skin together with any fat present. Skin is tightened and stitched in order to leave a flat tummy. In some cases this procedure can also be used to fill in the breast with this tissue in order to have them enlarged, giving very good results as the filler in this case is the patient’s own tissues and not an implant of foreign material. The usual cost of the procedure is the same as the lower mini tuck.
Hello Dr. Poole I have been told that I must not sit in the sun with recent wounds for about a year. Is this true? Many thanks.
Hello. Yes, in this country the sun is very strong and does usually cause pigmentation of exposed wounds. Even mosquito bites! When this happens the exposed wound may turn dark or brown and will
show more in the winter when tanned skin fades. Fortunately this pigmentation is not permanent as it usually goes in a year or two but can be problematic when it happens in certain areas such as the face.
The complete “skin” cycle is about 90 days – from when cells are formed on the lower epidermic layer until they are shed by desquamation. This varies depending on the skin area; for example eyelid skin is usually paper thin compared to skin on the hands or feet; but this gives you an idea of the length of time needed for skin to recover. For wounds on the face the sun must be avoided for at least one month (preferably three). It is always advisable to use factor 50 sun block on any recent wound or sore skin for as long as they last or until sun exposure stops. When pigmentation occurs, depigmenting creams can be used but with limited results.
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