Abdominoplasty / Tummy Tuck surgery
| Anesthesia | General |
| Duration | 2-3 hrs. |
| Hospitalization | 2 nights |
| Postoperative needs | Compressive garment |
| Results | Immediately noticeable. Settles within 1 year. |
Abdominoplasty / Tummy Tuck surgery
Abdominoplasty is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fatty tissue from the lower and middle abdomen, and tightens the muscles of the abdominal wall.
Abdominoplasty is not a surgical treatment for excess weight. Obese individuals who intend to lose weight should postpone any type of body contouring surgery until they are able to maintain their weight loss.
There are several different abdominoplasty techniques. It may be combined with other forms of body contouring surgery including liposuction, or it may be performed at the same time as other elective surgeries.
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Abdominoplasty / Tummy Tuck surgery
Surgery candidates
- Women after pregnancy
- Women or men who have lost weight and have excess abdominal skin
- The best candidates for tummy tuck are men or women who are relatively normal weight but are bothered by large deposits of belly fat or loose abdominal skin that doesn’t respond to diet or exercise.
Patients who are overweight are not usually the ideal candidates for the best results.
- Anesthesia: the tummy tuck or tummy tuck operation is performed under general anesthesia
- Duration: lasts between 2-3 hours approximately.
- Procedure: consists of making an incision in the lower abdomen and removing the skin up to above the navel. At the end of the intervention, an incision line will be seen that is usually covered by underwear or swimsuit and another incision around the navel.
- Hospitalization: 2 nights of hospitalization are required.
- After a tummy tuck operation, two weeks of recovery are required.
- The stitches are removed between 7-10 days after the intervention.
- The use of a compressive postoperative girdle is recommended for one month.
- Exercise after a tummy tuck operation should be restricted until at least one month after the intervention.
Our tummy tuck surgery incorporates treatment for scars during the intervention using growth factors.
We also offer the possibility of applying a laser treatment to the scars one week and one month after the intervention.
The combination of these two treatments improves the quality and healing time of scars.
We carry out this intervention in Palma de Mallorca.
The price of the intervention is delivered after consulting with Dr. García Ceballos.
During the consultation you will be able to see before and after photos of cases similar to yours.
If you travel or consult us from anywhere in Spain, UK or Europe you can request your telematic consultation via Skype.
It is convenient to put yourself in the hands of a specialist in Plastic cosmetic and reconstructive surgery to carry out this type of intervention.
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The price of a tummy tuck or tummy tuck surgery ranges between €5,000 and €10,000
The tummy tuck intervention is uncomfortable postoperatively, although the pain is restricted to sudden movements or limited to the patient’s cough.
After a tummy tuck you can lose between 500g and 3kg depending on each case.
Abdominoplasty is not an intervention designed to reduce the patient’s weight but to improve the silhouette once the patient has lost excess weight.
A candidate for abdominoplasty is a patient who has lost excessive weight or a woman who, after pregnancy, experiences a loss of abdominal muscle tone with or without skin laxity.
After an Abdominoplasty operation, two weeks of recovery are required. Exercise after a tummy tuck operation should be restricted until at least one month after the intervention.
A tummy tuck is performed when there is excess abdominal skin that causes sagging.
Likewise, abdominoplasty can be performed when after pregnancy there is a distension of the abdominal wall due to a diastasis or separation of the rectus abdominis muscles.
The tummy tuck surgery takes about three hours.
The anesthesia used for abdominoplasty is general. In some particular cases it can be carried out using spinal anesthesia.
A tummy tuck is not the same as liposuction of the abdomen. Abdominal liposuction is performed when there is excess fat without the skin hanging. Excessively lax skin in the presence of fat and subjected to liposuction can worsen the appearance of the abdomen.
Abdominoplasty consists of removing the skin and abdominal fat, achieving greater smoothness and stretching of the abdomen.
After a tummy tuck, the belly takes approximately three months to reduce inflammation.
The abdominoplasty operation consists of making an incision in the lower abdomen and removing the skin above the navel.
At the end of the intervention, you will see an incision line that is usually covered by underwear or a swimsuit and another incision around the navel.
Dr. García Ceballos is a specialist in plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. He has his center in Palma de Mallorca. He can check his credentials at SECPRE (Society of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery). It is convenient to put yourself in the hands of a specialist in reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery to carry out this type of intervention.
