Abdominoplasty known more commonly as a "tummy tuck" is a major
surgical procedure to remove excess
skin and fat from the middle and lower
abdomen and to tighten the
muscles of the
abdominal wall. Mesh repair of
incisional hernias along with fat reduction of
abdominal wall is still a
procedure not very frequently done in our country. A study was conducted in Sindh Govt.
Qatar Hospital during the period of three years [2000 to 2003] to evaluate the outcome of this
procedure and
complications. Total of 56
patients were operated, most of them were
females [47] and many [23] have recurrent
incisional hernias of
abdominal wall. The overall results were satisfactory with uneventful recovery in 95% and low rate of
complications which is .5%. And mesh rejection seen only in 1
patient