Abdominal etching at Bednar Cosmetic Surgery in Charlotte, NC takes you a step beyond liposuction. This procedure is intended to give you a flatter, tighter stomach area, with stronger muscle definition.
Abdominal etching also differs from abdominoplasty. In an abdominoplasty, the abdomen muscles can be tightened or removed, whereas abdominal etching only removes excess fat and skin.
The Best Candidate for Abdominal Etching
The best candidate for this procedure has naturally athletic-looking underlying muscles that can be accentuated with abdominal etching. People who are liposuction candidates, with very localized, exercise-resistant fat deposits, can obtain additional improvements through abdominal etching. Likewise, patients who undergo an abdominoplasty to reduce loosened and excessive muscles may achieve a more athletic-looking appearance with abdominal etching.
The Abdominal Etching Procedure
Most patients return home within hours after surgery. Results can vary among patients due to personal anatomy factors such as the unchangeable appearance of the underlying muscles.