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Overview

Tummy Tuck Surgery is the best solution if you experience sagging skin and fat around the abdominal and waist area. If a liposuction is performed on a patient with loose or aging skin, the skin could become more loose and sagging. In this case, the tummy tuck can tighten the abdominal area while removing excess skin and fat.

Tummy tuck not only helps to improve loose skin and muscles around the abdominal area, but also helps to improve stretch marks, C-section stretch marks, and aging skin.

Mini Tummy Tuck
The Mini Tummy Tuck covers the center area below the belly button and is the perfect surgery for patients who want a smaller area covered with a shorter recovery time.

Extended Tummy Tuck
The Extended Tummy Tuck covers the entire area below and up until the belly button, including the pelvic area. This is the perfect surgery for patients who have a lot of sagging skin and fat and would like the whole area to be covered. The recovery time is slightly longer than when only the mini tummy tuck is done.

Tummy Tuck Checklist :

· After giving birth, you experience sagging skin and fat in the abdominal area. · After losing a lot of weight, the abdominal area does not become tight but you experience loose skin. · After C-section surgery, you experience scarring together with excess skin and fat.

Surgery information

Surgery time : 1.5~2 hours

Anesthesia : General Anesthesia

Downtime : 14 days. Stitch out is done 14 days after surgery (Recommended to stay at least 2 weeks in Korea)

Fasting : No food, liquids or gum starting from 8 hours before surgery

Surgery preparations
Please stop taking any non-essential medications and supplements, including but not limited to: Multivitamins, painkillers, Omega 3 Fish Oil, etc. Please also stop smoking and drinking alcohol starting a couple of days before your surgery.

After 2-3 months, 90% of the swelling and bruising will have disappeared. The remaining swelling will go down over the course of the next 2~6 months.

Follow-up appointments
2 or 3 check-ups

Recovery time

1-2 weeks
You will experience bruising and swelling for the first couple of days and the abdominal area might feel sore and tight. You have to wear the compression garment around the abdominal area for the first month. Your abdominal swelling and bruising will peak at around 3 or 4 days post-surgery. However, you are able to move and take small walks outside starting from the day after your surgery. Your stitches will be removed 2 weeks post-surgery.

3-4 weeks
Most bruising and swelling will have gone down quite a lot and you can start seeing the final result of your tummy tuck. Tenderness will disappear and most bruising and swelling will have disappeared. You still need to wear your compression garment. After 1 month, you can slowly drink alcohol, visit a sauna/spa and do most activities without restriction.

2-6 months
After a couple of months, the final result of your surgery can be seen. The abdominal area will look lifted and tighter than before and you will look younger overall. From 2 months post-surgery, you can go back to any activities that you used to do before your surgery.