'Tummy Tucks', also known as Abdominoplasty, is designed to firm and smooth your stomach / abdomen area giving you a slimmer, trimmer profile.

A ‘baggy' stomach is often the result of substantial weight loss due to dieting or following pregnancy. The problem is that although you lose pounds of weight you can end up with a surplus of loose skin and fat around your tummy area.

Many women also suffer weakened tummy muscles after pregnancy which makes the problem worse. Abdominoplasty can help by tightening up those muscles, helping you to regain that flatter, tighter tummy area.

The procedure can even eliminate some stretch marks, especially those located below the 'tummy button.

Quite simply, the ‘tummy tuck' removes this excess skin and fat. The aim is to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall, resulting in a flatter abdominal profile.

Generally you will be given a general anaesthetic so that you'll be asleep throughout the procedure, and expect you should expect to spend at least two nights in hospital.

The procedure is fairly straight forward in that an horizontal incision is made just within or above the pubic area. The length of this incision depends largely on the amount of skin to be removed. The contour will vary a little according to the structure of your abdomen and the style of beachwear or underclothes you prefer. If you have loose skin above the 'tummy button', your cosmetic surgeon may make a second incision around the 'tummy button' to remove this excess skin. Any skin on the lower abdomen that contains stretch marks may also be able to be removed. Any remaining stretch marks may be able to be flattened and improved.

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