Re: Tummy Tuck/ Panni and hernia question

[Guest guest]

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An abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) involves removing the excess skin and fat

from the abdomen and cutting the muscles, tightening them through

careful stitching of each tissue and muscle layer. A panniculectomy is

simply removal of the excess skin and fat. No muscle tightening is done.

Pannis are not so great for people who have had babies or have otherwise

weakened abdominal muscles, since the abdomen will still sag after the

swelling is gone.

If you have any intestine in your hernia, it can become strangulated,

lose blood flow, and die. That is very, very dangerous. I am surprised

that they are not going to repair your hernia at the same time they do

your hysterectomy... That's commonly done.

Hang in there!

Z

Open RNY 09/17/01

310/126/141 (goal was 160)

Then/lowest/now

http://www.ziobro.us/index.html

Tummy Tuck/ Panni and hernia question

Can someone explain (again) please the difference between a Tummy Tuck

and a Panni? Can you tell me when each would be the preferred surgery?

Is it possible to get one and then a year to two later the other?

Also can you tell me what danger there is if the bowel is in your

hernia? My PCP seemed very concerned about the hernia having bowel in

it. Today while I was out I came home and found a message on my machine

from my WLS telling me to wait until I was totally healed from the

hysterectomy to get my hernia repair done. The hernia is bothering me a

lot. It would mean waiting until next summer because I cannot take time

from work for another surgery this school year.

B from NJ

[Guest guest]

Theyare both considered an abdominoplasty. The panniculectomy

basically removes the excess skin. With the ummy tuck frequently the

abdomenal muscles are and tightened.

[Guest guest]

The panni is where you have a lot of excess skin hanging down from your

stomach toward your knees. The TT would be the acual abdominal area. I

had the panni done and need to loose about 75 more lbs to get the TT done

so yes you can have 2 separate surgeries.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:58:03 -0400 " raggedy " writes:

> Can someone explain (again) please the difference between a Tummy

> Tuck and a Panni? Can you tell me when each would be the preferred

> surgery? Is it possible to get one and then a year to two later the

> other?

>

> Also can you tell me what danger there is if the bowel is in your

> hernia? My PCP seemed very concerned about the hernia having bowel

> in it. Today while I was out I came home and found a message on my

> machine from my WLS telling me to wait until I was totally healed

> from the hysterectomy to get my hernia repair done. The hernia is

> bothering me a lot. It would mean waiting until next summer because

> I cannot take time from work for another surgery this school year.

>

> B from NJ

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[Guest guest]

I am doing mine in 2 seperate surgeries - Had some skin removed to

relieve back pain. Now waiting on the TT approval process.

Kathy in Dallas

RNY 2-6-98

Dr.

Was 310 Now 155