Among women in their 40s, quite a few have concerns about the abdomen. Many become fixated on dieting due to issues such as pregnancy and childbirth and weight that increased sharply after their 40s. They try various remedies such as dieting and exercising, but few are satisfied with the result. If anything, the more weight they lose, the more skin elasticity around the abdomen declines, and sagging belly skin can appear. During pregnancy, a woman's body stretches the abdominal muscles and ligaments to protect the fetus and accumulates a large amount of fat, and under the influence of hormones, collagen and elastic fibers are damaged, so the belly skin stretched at this time does not recover naturally even after childbirth. On top of this, from middle age onward, production of the fibrous proteins that maintain skin elasticity decreases, so in the areas where muscle and fat have been lost through weight reduction, the skin does not restore itself and remains as it is, resulting in sagging.For this reason, if you want to lose weight gradually while combining diet and exercise, and to focus on reducing fat in the abdominal area when skin elasticity has already declined considerably, stem cell abdominoplasty can be considered.Stem cell abdominoplasty is a surgery that uses stem cells, which function in wound healing and cell regeneration, to improve the deformed shape of the abdomen through a surgical approach. Typically, an abdominoplasty method is combined in which excessively accumulated abdominal fat is first suctioned and then the stretched skin is removed, improving a body contour that has lost its shape.If the degree of abdominal obesity and belly sagging is not severe, a mini abdominal lift alone can be effective, but if the degree is severe and the range of abdominal stretch marks is wide, umbilical surgery is performed together, dissecting the stretched skin up to below the chest and also raising the position of the navel that had been pushed downward.Depending on the situation, abdominal liposuction and abdominoplasty processes may be carried out together, and here the key is preserving the stem cells present in large amounts. By preserving the stem cells and suctioning only pure fat, damage to internal tissue after surgery can recover and collagen production can be promoted to raise skin elasticity. Even after abdominoplasty, stem cells are injected directly into the incision site, through which the effects of wound recovery and scar improvement can be obtained.Stretch marks and sagging belly skin caused by rapid weight change are very difficult to reverse naturally, so appropriate measures are needed. Of course, since abdominoplasty is a surgery that incises the skin, one may hesitate. Even so, combining a stem cell procedure can improve things to a level that minimizes scarring and does not interfere with daily life.For the procedure, for the sake of safety, it is advisable to choose a clinic with abundant surgical experience and a specialized system, hold a thorough consultation about your body's condition and your goals, and then decide on surgery in a sensible direction.Written by. Dr. Jaeho Cho, Chief Director, TheLINE Plastic SurgerySource : Pharm News (http://www.pharmnews.com)
