Abstract:

Abdominoplasty is repair of weakened and separated muscles when necessary, by resecting the excess skin and fat in the anterior abdominal wall. Abdominoplasty is one of the major surgical procedures commonly performed today to provide a smoother, flatter and healthier abdominal appearance. This surgical procedure improves the patient's body image and quality of life while reviving loosening and sagging problems due to excessive weight loss and multiple pregnancies. Physical and psychosocial evaluation of the patient before and after the operation is extremely important for proper nursing care. In post abdominoplasty nursing care, positioning, using corset, pain management, maintenance of respiratory system functions, nutrition, movement activity, and wound care are significant issues. The purpose of this review article is to provide a resource for nurses to plan a care of patients who have undergone abdominoplasty.

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