Abdominoplasty: 11 cases in before-and-after photos
This gallery illustrates real results of abdominoplasty, an operation that treats laxity of the skin and muscle of the abdomen, common after a pregnancy or significant weight loss. The photographs also include cases of abdominal dermolipectomy, a variant focused on excess skin.
Dr Benjamin Pulvermacker adapts the technique to each situation. To find out everything about how it proceeds, see our page devoted to abdominoplasty.
How to read these abdominoplasty photographs
From the front, compare the apron of skin below the navel, the shape and position of the navel, and the outline of the waist. In profile, look at the abdomen at rest: when the rectus muscles have separated, it stays rounded even without excess fat, and it is their repair that flattens the profile.
The curved scar lies just along the pubic hairline and extends to the sides according to the extent of the excess; an existing caesarean scar is usually removed with the excess skin. The result can be assessed from three months and becomes final after a year. It depends on a stable weight: later weight loss slackens the skin again, and weight gain puts it under tension.
Frequently asked questions
Are the photographs real results?
Yes. All the photographs shown are of patients operated on by Dr Pulvermacker and are published with their written consent.
Will my result be the same?
No. Every morphology, every skin quality and every process of healing is different: these images illustrate individual results.
