Why your abdomen bulges — fat vs muscle vs skin
Why your abdomen bulges — fat vs muscle vs skin
The same bulge can have different causes. Without the cause, the solution is wrong too.
When the abdominal fat layer is thick
If you can take a thick fold of flesh in your hand, that is subcutaneous fat. In this case liposuction can improve it directly. The plan is built after measuring the thickness and distribution of the fat layer with ultrasound.
When the belly is firm and protruding
If the abdomen feels firm with nothing to grasp, it may be visceral fat or a separation of the rectus muscles. Visceral fat is not resolved by liposuction. Rectus diastasis (post-partum abdominal protrusion) requires abdominal wall correction. Accurate ultrasound analysis is needed to tell them apart.
After childbirth, or after rapid weight change
After childbirth or rapid weight loss, stretched skin can sag even once subcutaneous fat is gone. This calls for liposuction together with an approach to skin elasticity. NB's abdominal work analyses and plans across the fat, skin and muscle layers together.
Recommended procedure
Abdominal Body Design
Ultrasound-based abdominal planning that analyses the fat, skin and muscle layers together.
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