How can you prevent sagging of skin after surgery

 

Due to excessive weight loss after obesity surgeries, sagging skin is frequently encountered. Making regular exercises after surgery and increasing muscle mass may decrease sagging of skin but it is not possible to prevent it completely.

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Does sagging of skin cause any harm?

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Sagging of skin causes an aesthetically uncomfortable appearance for the person. In addition, sagging of skin over the abdomen, leg and under breast causes erythema on skin, discharge from skin can develop, progression in to fungal or bacterial infections can occur.

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Do you have to undergo surgery for skin sagging?

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No. Most of patients do not need surgery. This depends on factors such as the person's expectation, the amount and location of sagging of skin and skin disorders. However, it is not possible to treat the sagging effectively without surgery.

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What is appropriate time about surgery for skin sagging?

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There is no strict time period. However, if the operation is performed before the weight loss period is completed, the recurrence of the skin sagging is inevitable. For this reason, surgery is not recommended within the first year after obesity surgery, and if possible, postponing operation following 18 months is recommended.

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Do these operations cause scar formation?

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Answer is considered as both yes and no.

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Yes - Incision scar remains after these operations. After removing the excess part of sagging skin, suturing skin having different colors and thickness on each side of incision can cause scar formation.

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No - These surgeries are performed through invisible parts of the body. For example, abdominal skin stretching surgery is performed from the groin areas. The resulting scar will not be visible obviously, as it will be under the underwear. Likewise, operations for the arm and leg are made through internal parts of the arm and leg, so that the scar can be hardly seen.