Tummy Tuck

Achieve your desired waistline with a more contoured stomach. A tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty, is one of the most popular procedures for women.

After pregnancy, weight loss, or ageing, many women find themselves with excess skin and fat around the belly and decreased strength and tone of the muscles beneath. These stretch marks, flabbiness and laxity are easily seen on the surface of the body causing high levels of stress, anxiety and poor self-esteem resulting in many women hiding their bodies behind loose fitting clothes.

A tummy tuck can help improve the contour lines of your body, restoring self-confidence and allowing you to wear the clothes you want. In many cases a mini-tummy tuck can be performed for when your tummy is sagging with age, or if you would just like to sculpt your tummy into a more desirable shape.

A tummy tuck or mini-tummy tuck procedure is tailored specifically to your requirements to give an improved body contour, a smoother shape to the abdomen and improved levels of self-confidence. The tummy tuck can resolve issues of excess skin and stretch marks to leave you with a flatter, thinner, smaller, more feminine and youthful waistline.

A tummy tuck or mini-tummy tuck can be done alone, or in conjunction with other procedures such as liposuction and liposculpture.

About the Procedure

Is a Tummy Tuck Right for You?

Suitability for a tummy tuck procedure can be discussed with your Surgeon and at your consultation but experience has taught us that the best outcome from a tummy tuck is in our patients who:

have developed excess skin around their abdomen.
have developed surplus fat and stretched abdominal muscle
are women that want to improve the problems of lax skin and excess fat as a result of pregnancy.

Your Tummy Tuck Consultation

Your free consultation will be with one of our experienced patient co-ordinators and cosmetic nurses who will explain the tummy tuck procedure fully and discuss your expectations and the outcome you will achieve. They will arrange an appointment for you to meet with your Surgeon before your tummy tuck procedure who will explain what option is best for your requirements and how you can expect to look after having your tummy tuck.

The Procedure for Your Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck is performed under general anaesthetic which means that you will be asleep throughout the procedure and will feel no pain. An overnight stay in hospital is required.

A mini-tummy tuck is less invasive and removes fat from directly below the navel, greatly reducing the recovery and healing time and a shorter, less visible scar. The mini-tummy tuck procedure is performed under general anaesthetic.

Recovery from Your Tummy Tuck

You will need to rest after your tummy tuck procedure until the effects of the anaesthetic have passed and general painkillers can be used if needed.

You will need to make arrangements to be driven home. Before you leave, your Cosmetic Nurse will advise you about your healing time and will arrange a follow-up appointment for you. This is usually about 1 week after your tummy tuck procedure.

Your Comprehensive Aftercare

At The Cosmetic Clinic we offer an unrivalled level of post-operative patient care after your tummy tuck procedure with a 24 hour medical helpline. We are dedicated to ensuring a fast recovery with an extensive aftercare package that is available to you at no extra cost. The package covers all post-operative instructions, care leaflets and information, as well as details of all follow-up appointments with your Surgeon.

Affordable Cost and Payment Options

At The Cosmetic Clinic we are able to help you achieve the look you have always wanted. With cosmetic treatments becoming increasingly popular, they are also becoming more affordable, removing the barriers between you and the appearance you desire. We offer a range of finance options, click here for more details.