A pannus (or panniculus) is an area of overhanging tissue.⁠
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Here, a roll of skin and fat hangs over a normal crease where skin is attached to the fascia beneath.⁠
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This overhang can cause problems like rashes and infections, pain, and difficulty with daily work and exercise.⁠
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A panniculectomy is simply the excision of this overhanging skin and fat. ⁠
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This is not a full “abdominoplasty”. ⁠
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A panniculectomy leaves the belly button untouched, and there is no repair of any diastasis recti (where the muscles in the middle of the six-pack have a gap in the middle, usually after having children or having significant weight gain and loss).⁠
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That said, removing this extra skin can be life-changing, improving or eliminating problems with chronic pain, odor, and infections. The confidence boost and having additional clothing options is a plus, too!⁠

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