Maya Massafera recently revealed that she will undergo a reverse abdominoplasty to correct her “sad navel”, a condition that causes sagging in the abdominal region. “The skin falls over the navel, and the upper part of the navel is closed, giving the impression of a sad mouth”, explains plastic surgeon Wendell Uguetto.

To the TV Newsthe specialist comments on the procedure that will be carried out by the influencer and which aims to improve the appearance of the flaccid region.

“Sad navel is a layman’s term that happens when you have sagging up to the navel, from the breast crease to the navel. The skin falls over the navel, and the upper part is closed, giving the impression of a sad mouth.”

When it’s just this sagging, you can do a reverse abdominoplasty. In this procedure, we make an incision in the breast crease, remove all the skin up to the navel and pull the skin upwards. It is indicated in cases of restricted skin sagging, only from the navel upwards, with no sagging from the navel downwards. Because, if it does, it won’t solve it, it needs to be conventional.

According to the doctor, anyone who plans to undergo the same procedure as Maya Massafera should pay attention to some precautions so that the post-surgical period is less painful.

“This surgery can be performed on post-pregnancy women and by men who lose fat in this region, for example. And the indications and risks are exactly the same as for patients who undergo conventional abdominoplasty”, teaches Uguetto.

“You have to undergo preparatory exams, you have to be clinically controlled, cleared to undergo plastic surgery. Then, you have to spend at least a week without driving. To go back to the gym, for light activities it takes a month, and for more intense activities heavy after two months”, he concludes.

One more for the account

Recently, in an interview with journalist Leo Dias, Maya Massafera revealed that she faced many surgical procedures during their gender transition process. “There were 20 surgeries, more or less 20. Two on the forehead, on the cheeks, on the voice, nose, feminization, breasts, ribs”, she listed.

“When we are born, society molds us to be what society wants us to be. My parents were very strict about this. It was a lot of pressure, but inside of me I never had any doubt that I was a girl. I came out to myself and for my mother, two years ago”, he said.