How it works.
What to expect, start to finish.
Your surgeon tightens the abdominal wall, removes excess skin and reshapes the navel through an incision placed low enough to sit beneath underwear. Surgery takes two to three hours, you walk the same day and most clients are back at a desk in two weeks.
- Loose skin after pregnancy
- Muscle separation
- Weight-loss skin
Your visit, step by step
- Before
A consultation and examination, a written plan and a pre-operative visit with labs.
- During
Two to three hours under general anesthesia, usually with an overnight stay.
- After
A compression garment for six weeks, a review at one week and walking from day one.
Know the names.
The makers, products and standards we reference when we talk about abdominoplasty.
Contour is a surgical decision
Power-assisted liposuction uses a powered cannula for fat extraction and contouring. It does not answer the same anatomical question as removing excess skin with an abdominoplasty.
- Separate skin laxity from localized fat.
- Discuss scars, anesthesia and recovery support.
- Ask about staging after substantial weight change.
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Good to know.
Where is the scar?
Low across the abdomen, planned at your consultation so it sits beneath swimwear.
Can it be combined with liposuction?
Yes. Most abdominoplasties include contouring of the flanks in the same operation.
Questions worth bringing.
- What should an individual assessment clarify before I consider abdominoplasty?
- How will the surgeon assess my health, goals and suitability, including alternatives to surgery?
- Who provides anesthesia, where would surgery take place and how are complications and follow-up handled?
Before you book.
New to Forma Aesthetic Surgery? We start with a conversation, write your plan down with the price of every step and let you decide at your own pace. Suitability, risks and alternatives are decided with your clinician at your consultation.