Dr. Henry Mentz: The Abdominoplasty Cosmetic Surgery

An award-winning cosmetic surgeon, Dr An award-winning cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Henry Mentz acts as rotating president of the Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery, a practice based in Houston. The medical facility offers procedures such as abdominoplasty, facial refinement, and breast augmentation.

The abdominoplasty procedure, known widely as the "tummy tuck," helps patients gain the narrow waist and flatter abdomen often associated with a younger-looking physique. Over time, the slender body type becomes more difficult to achieve as patients begin having children, skin starts to lose its elasticity, and fat builds up.

When Dr. Henry Mentz performs a tummy tuck, an operation that takes two to four hours, he makes an incision across the lower abdomen. Following that, the surgeon removes needless skin and fat, strengthens musculature, and reorients the belly button. Finally, the surgeon binds the incision using a medical adhesive or sutures.

To make tummy tuck recovery safer and easier for his patient, Dr To make tummy tuck recovery safer and easier for his patient, Dr. Henry Mentz offers Exparel® a local anesthetic that controls pain for 72-hours after surgery. He recently was published in Houston's Health and Fitness Sports Magazine for his research and results on Exparel® for tummy tuck surgery. This medicine is applied directly to the incision before closing and stitching. Patients that receive Exparel® take fewer pain pills and have a shorter recovery time. In seven to 14 days, the majority of patients resume their regular activities.