Tummy tuck

It's a procedure that removes excess abdominal skin and repairs abdominal muscle separation (diastasis), common after pregnancy or significant weight changes. Unlike liposuction, which only removes fat, a tummy tuck removes skin and can include muscle repair.

Many patients combine a tummy tuck with liposuction in the same surgery — but that's decided based on your specific case during the assessment, not upfront.

It's suitable for people with excess abdominal skin and/or muscle separation that liposuction alone can't resolve — liposuction removes fat, but not excess skin or separated muscle.

It's important to have reached a stable weight, and if you're planning future pregnancies, discuss this with your surgeon, since a later pregnancy can affect the muscle repair result.

During your assessment, the surgeon evaluates the amount of excess skin, the degree of muscle separation, and confirms whether you need a full tummy tuck, a partial version (mini tummy tuck), or a combination with liposuction.

Surgery is performed under general anesthesia, usually takes 2 to 4 hours depending on complexity, and usually requires 1 night of hospitalization for observation.

It's a more demanding recovery than liposuction alone: the first 10-14 days require relative rest, a compression garment, and in many cases drain management during the first few days.

Walking (with a slightly hunched posture at first) is recommended early to support circulation, but full physical activity is generally cleared between 6 and 8 weeks.

Given the longer recovery and drain management involved, close support during your stay is especially important for this procedure — we coordinate your stay with the right margin for a safe recovery before flying back.