Abdominal prostheses (six packs)

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It is an operation that serves to place an abdominal prosthesis and better define the “six pack” or “tablet”. It is ideal for men who are slim or lean and who, despite doing sports, do not develop their abdominal muscles.

Clínica Sanza, in Barcelona, with more than 30 years dedicated exclusively to plastic surgery, is a reference center for this type of surgery.

WHERE DO WE PERFORM THE OPERATIONS?

At Clínica Sanza we rely on the Sagrat Cor Hospital, part of the Quirónsalud group, to perform our surgical procedures.

Its prestige, facilities, medical and sanitary personnel, as well as its technology endorse it.

PATIENT PROFILE

Men who are slim or lean and who, despite doing sports, do not develop their abdominal muscles.

Also for men who want to increase their abdominal muscles.

Not recommended if the patient has a distended abdomen or is overweight. In such cases, we advise high definition liposuction.

You can see this link – liposuction HD or 3D

PROCEDURE

It is performed in the operating room.

It consists of making an incision at the level of the pubis and peeling off the skin up to the ribs. Once we see the muscle bellies, we open each one and between the muscle and the fascia that covers them, we place the custom-made silicone prostheses.

There are patients who have 6 muscle bellies, but there are those who have 8. They are not always identical or symmetrical. If you look at pictures of guys with their abs pulled in you will notice that they are not always the same. Therefore, prostheses must be trimmed and adapted to the size of each patient.

The type of silicone is solid but flexible, similar to cheek, chin or jaw angle prostheses. Not like biceps, triceps, shoulder, buttock or calf prostheses, which have a capsule and high cohesive gel inside them.

DURATION OF THE INTERVENTION

4 – 5 hours

PROTOCOL

Preoperative

Evaluate that the patient is a candidate for six packs and not for high definition liposuction.
Follow the guidelines established by the medical team.
Pre-operative work-up: CBC, EKG, and chest x-ray if needed.

Anesthesia

General or epidural

Hospitalization

24 to 48 hours

Postoperative

Rest one week
Wear a girdle, which will be provided by Clínica Sanza, for approximately 1 month.
You can do sports from one month after the operation.

RESULTS

Abdomen with demarcation of the muscular bellies or six pack
Athletic and rejuvenated appearance
Improved self-esteem if affected psychologically

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

Medium

LEVEL OF RISK

Low-medium
Risks inherent to any operation: hemorrhage, infection, scarring alterations, etc.
Risks of possible displacement of any prosthesis. Infrequent, but if it happens, it must be reintervened to reposition it.