Fat Removal Surgery : Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
The following images are screen shots taken from an online video of a tummy tuck operation, taking place at a cosmetic surgery in Miami.
This surgery starts by marking the belly button acd cutting around it. This helps to keep the correct placement. The colours are very clear at this point as they are distinct between fat and bloody tissue.
Here, a large area of the stomach is cut away fromt he stomach. This was an interesting reference to look at the colour, texture and how the skin moved when it was being passed between hands. This gave me an idea of how flexible I would want the flesh to be when it is peeled from the body to reveal a wound. The muscle tissue is covered in a white layer hwich is a connective tissue layer called fascia.
These images show the progression of a tummy tuck operation.
Starting at the belly button, a shallow insicison is made, showing more red, bloody tones. As they make deeper inscisions to mark out how mcuh fat theyre removing, you can see a distinctive yellow colour as the mass of the area they want to remove. The red tones are marbelled into the fat, towards the skin layer.
As they go deeper, muscle tissue of a deep red emerges, which shows just how thick the layer of fat on this persont stomach is.
Kelly, M. 2012.