{"id":643317,"date":"2021-03-24T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/?p=643317&"},"modified":"2021-03-26T10:02:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T14:02:19","slug":"how-a-drainless-tummy-tuck-gets-rid-of-excess-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/643317\/how-a-drainless-tummy-tuck-gets-rid-of-excess-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"How A Drainless Tummy Tuck Gets Rid Of Excess Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award-winning, Double Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Brannon Claytor<\/strong><\/a> has been helping patients realize their beauty goals for over 16 years. He serves as Chief of Plastic Surgery for Main Line Health Systems encompassing Bryn Mawr, Lankenau, Paoli, and Riddle Hospitals. He is committed to patient satisfaction and safety, and his knowledge of and continual training in the most advanced surgical techniques provide his patients with up-to-date, cutting-edge care that yields exceptional results. He works closely with each patient to develop an individualized treatment plan and is dedicated to helping patients achieve a long-lasting, natural post-surgical look. Haute Beauty expert Dr. Brannon Claytor<\/strong><\/a> explains the efficiency of tightening your abdominal muscles with a drainless tummy tuck.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"drainlessPhoto Credit: Shutterstock<\/span>HB: What is a drainless tummy tuck?<\/h3>\n

Tummy Tucks<\/strong><\/a> are the gold standard for body sculpting, and the drainless tummy tuck sits at the top of the aesthetic ladder. The Abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck tightens the abdominal muscles (rectus diastasis), removes excess fat using liposuction, and sculpts the body by removing excess skin. The scar is set low in the bikini line so that it is unnoticeable on the beach.<\/p>\n

What sets my technique apart is the method of leaving Scarpa's fascia intact. This very important layer leaves the body's lymphatic system intact and enables the body to eliminate fluid build-up naturally. The traditional technique removes the body's own internal lymphatics and often results in prolonged use of drains.<\/p>\n

Our bodies are amazing. They come equipped with a lymphatic drainage system that performs far more effectively than any man-made drain. Scarpa's fascia represents approximately 30% of the lymphatic drainage system in the abdominal wall. By leaving Scarpa's intact, the body naturally eliminates fluid build-up.<\/p>\n

I haven't used a drain in over ten years, and I find my patients experience accelerated recovery and less discomfort with the drainless tummy tuck technique. I have been teaching this technique for over ten years at national and international plastic surgery meetings, and reviewing my patient data, I found that my own results of drainless tummy tuck incidences of seromas are substantially less than the published reports of traditional tummy tucks.<\/p>\n