Tummy Tuck

This surgery offers help to women who suffer from stretched or even torn muscles after pregnancy or stretched muscles and torn, scarred skin together with fat deposits on their stomachs or scarring caused by caesarean section or hysterectomy.
During surgery, a cut will be made from one hip to the other above the vaginal bone and around the navel, which will remain untouched.
A tummy tuck tightens stretched muscles and removes loose skin and excess fat.

About the surgery

This surgery is only performed under general anaesthetic. The best method of anaesthesia will be determined by the physician-anaesthesiologist in our clinic on the basis of your pre-surgery interview. ECG, venous blood and urine test results must be submitted to the anaesthesiologist prior to the general anaesthetic. If necessary, the tests will be organised by our clinic. Patients are required to stay in our clinic in the care of our staff for at least one day after general anaesthetic.

Complications

Even the most skilful surgeon cannot guarantee that there will be no complications. The most common complications are infection of the wound and haematoma. Both complications are easy to treat.

Pre-surgery advice

• Avoid aspirin two weeks before the surgery.
• Take 500 mg of vitamin C every day for 1 month before surgery.
• We recommend a course of lymph massage 1 month before surgery.

Post-surgery visits

You will have to wear a plaster for about 2 weeks after surgery and you will have to come to the clinic to have it changed. Stitches will be removed after about 14-16 days.

Time schedule

• 2 - 5 hours for the procedure.
• 1 - 2 nights at our clinic.
• 5 - 10 days off work.
• 4 - 5 weeks of rehabilitation into normal life (including sex).
• 6 - 8 weeks for full rehabilitation including returning to sporting activities.
• 6 months for the best results to appear.

Post-surgery advice

• Avoid aspirin three weeks after surgery.
• Wear special tight underwear 24 hours a day for three weeks.