Abdominal etching is a technique of sculpting to emphasize the appearance of the vertical muscles in the center of the abdomen, the “rectus abdominus,” commonly known as the “abs.” By sculpting the abdomen to emphasize these muscles, it gives the appearance that one is incredibly physically fit; in order to produce the same effect by working out you would probably have to work out three or four hours a day every day, and in addition keep your body fat very low.
Depending upon how thick the layer of tissue over these muscles is, the procedure is usually accomplished by sculpting the overlying tissue to the shape of a healthy “six pack.” If the layer is too thin, it may also be necessary to do some micro fat grafting over each section of the six pack.” This enables us to emphasize the muscular appearance even more.
The procedure does not interfere with the function of the muscles in any way, and you can resume your workout within a week or two, depending on what other procedures are done.
One of the really nice things about this is that the procedure itself results in a bit of swelling, and the “six pack” appears only gradually as the swelling subsides, very much as it would appear gradually if you began working out vigorously. It does not change overnight so it would look to anyone else in your gym like you were doing this on your own. In general, we tend to make the six pack more distinct in men and a little less distinct and chiseled looking in women, which mirrors the normal appearance of healthy women and healthy men. Of course, it can be made either distinct o subtle in either men or women.
It is also good to know that if at some point in your life you wanted to have these less noticeable it can be easily accomplished with a simple outpatient procedure.
The scars for the procedure are tiny, usually four to five little incisions that are only about one-eighth to one-quarter inch in length!
Abdominal etching can be done at the same time as liposuction of the abdomen and other areas or virtually any other procedure.
Another procedure, which people interested in a fit appearance sometimes request, is augmenting the biceps muscle with micro fat grafting. This does involve placing tiny droplets of fat actually within the biceps muscle itself, so it is a little bit sore for a little bit longer, but has a very long-lasting result. It does not harm the muscle or decrease the strength at all, but can give very impressive looking arms!
