If you’re dealing with weakened abdominal muscles due to childbirth or have lost a significant amount of weight but still struggle with stubborn fat pockets and excess skin, you might have considered a tummy tuck, liposuction, or both.
While a traditional tummy tuck combined with liposuction can effectively shape your waistline and remove excess skin and fat, the necessary drainage tubes can be uncomfortable and prolong the recovery period. Dr. Campanile recognized this issue and offers the C.L.A.S.S. tummy tuck™, enabling patients to achieve remarkable results with a more comfortable recovery. So, what makes this surgical technique a superior choice for you?
What Is a Traditional Tummy Tuck?
In a traditional tummy tuck, your surgeon removes excess skin and tightens separated abdominal muscles. Drains are placed in the abdomen to help drain the fluid that accumulates between the open pockets created by the repositioning of tissue, muscles, and skin. These drains play a vital role in preventing a seroma, or a buildup of fluid underneath the skin.
While these drains are necessary to remove this fluid, they can often lead to discomfort and hassle during your recovery. If you are also looking to address stubborn pockets of fat, you will need to add liposuction as an additional treatment.
What Is a C.L.A.S.S. Tummy Tuck?
A C.L.A.S.S. tummy tuck is different. This tummy tuck technique begins with liposuction to remove pockets of subcutaneous fat in the abdominal area to better tone and shape your waistline. Once complete, Dr. Campanile makes an incision to remove the excess skin and fat while also working to repair the slackened abdominal muscles underneath. Once addressed, a unique suturing technique using multiple layers of sutures helps to eliminate the pockets where fluid can build up. This eliminates the need for post-surgical drains.
Quicker and More Comfortable Recovery
With a traditional tummy tuck, you are sent home for recovery with the drains in place. You are required to empty the drain and measure fluid drainage every day. You are at risk of drain-site irritation and, once complete, need to go in and have the drain removed. The technique used with a drainless tummy tuck removes the need of drains and of having drains removed. Your abdomen is completely closed after the tummy tuck and there is no need to empty drains or have them removed.
Not only is a drainless tummy tuck more comfortable when it comes to recovery, it often contributes to a much shorter recovery period. In addition, your incision is likely to heal more smoothly, leading to minimal scarring.
Reduced Risk of Complications
Because the drains used in a traditional tummy tuck go directly inside the body, there is the risk of outside bacterial contamination during your recovery. Removal of the drains can also contribute to an increased risk of infection and, if the drains are removed too soon, there is an increased risk of a seroma.
Maximize Body Contouring Results
With a C.L.A.S.S. tummy tuck, you get the added benefit of liposuction. This targeted liposuction allows Dr. Campanile to remove the pockets of stubborn fat around your waistline, helping to achieve more targeted results and better body contouring.
Because not everyone is a good candidate for a drain-free tummy tuck, Dr. Campanile and his team will work with you to determine which procedure will best help you achieve the body contouring goals you help to achieve. Schedule your tummy tuck consultation today by calling 303-345-7476 and take the first step to a more toned tummy.
Author: Dr. Francesco Campanile
Board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Francesco Campanile is a cosmetic surgeon in Denver who is focused on body contouring and breast enhancement. Time and time again, the women and men who choose Dr. Campanile say that they’ve found “the whole package” – a doctor who cares deeply about the quality of their results and has the skill to achieve excellence.
