What words should I know about a panniculectomy?

General anesthesia

Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness.

Hematoma

Blood pooling beneath the skin.

Intravenous sedation

Sedatives administered by injection into a vein to help you relax.

Liposuction

Also called lipoplasty or suction lipectomy, this procedure vacuums out fat from beneath the skin's surface to reduce fullness.

Local anesthesia

A drug is injected directly to the site of an incision during an operation to relieve pain.

Panniculectomy

A surgical procedure to correct the apron of excess skin hanging over your abdomen.

Sutures

Stitches used by surgeons to hold skin and tissue together.