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What is pannus abdomen?
Also known as a pannus stomach or mother’s apron, apron belly occurs when the belly and fat surrounding the internal organs expands due to weight gain or pregnancy, resulting in additional fat deposits in the omentum (an apron-like flap under your abdominal muscles and in front of your intestines.)
Can you get rid of Panniculus?
Surgical removal is the only way to get rid of the panniculus, which doesn’t respond to diet or exercise. Although weight loss can help decrease the fatty deposits, extra skin often remains behind.
What is the definition of a Panniculus?
: a sheet or layer of tissue especially : panniculus adiposus.
When is Panniculectomy medically necessary?
panniculectomy should not be performed until at least 18 months after surgery and only after weight has been stable for the most recent 6 months. Abdominoplasty is considered cosmetic and therefore not medically necessary.
What qualifies you for a Panniculectomy?
excess abdominal fat causes health issues such as back pain, skin rashes, or ulcers. you don’t smoke. you are in good health. your weight has been stable for at least six months to one year.
What is the criteria for a Panniculectomy?
You have realistic expectations. You are a nonsmoker. You are bothered by the appearance of your abdomen. You have recurring or persistent rashes or infections underneath the hanging fold of skin.
Does the uterus cause belly pooch?
Your belly bulge may also be the result of fluid retention or abdominal separation (diastasis recti). Abdominal separation may occur during or after pregnancy. It happens when your growing uterus causes the two long muscles that run parallel in your abdomen to separate from each other.
When is a pannus present on the lower abdomen?
When a pannus is present on the lower abdomen, it’s called a panniculus. People afflicted with a panniculus are either overweight (usually obese), or their abdomen has shrunk several sizes post-pregnancy or after weight loss. The tissue itself is made up of skin and fat and is graded by degree of severity:
What do you need to Know About Abdominal panniculus?
1 An abdominal panniculus is so defined by redundant skin of the abdomen that can have both horizontal and vertical excess. 2 There are three vascular zones of the abdomen as described by Huger. 3 Nerve supply to the abdominal wall is segmental and dermatomal, from T7-L1.
What’s the difference between a panniculectomy and abdominoplasty?
A cosmetic abdominoplasty is sometimes performed at the same time as a functional panniculectomy. Panniculus: Also called a “pannus”, a panniculus is a large fold of excess skin, fat, and tissue that hangs from the lower abdomen and may extend to and beyond the groin.
When to have a panniculectomy and excision of redundant skin?
The surgery removes the excess skin and fat that hangs over the abdominal area. It may be indicated if the panniculus interferes with a person’s daily activities (ADLs) and/or results in severe skin conditions that do not resolve after medical treatment. A panniculectomy does not tighten the abdominal muscles.