Cosmetic surgery in Cape Town owes a great deal to the tummy tuck. Tummy tuck surgery (or abdominoplasty) is done to flatten the abdomen by the removal of excess fat and skin and tightening of the muscles of the abdominal wall. Patients are selected carefully for this procedure as it is a major operation. In the case of a woman wanting to undergo a tummy tuck following pregnancy, it is recommended that she wait until she has had her last child. If you want to have the surgery done to remove excess skin and fat after major weight-loss, it is advisable to have reached your ideal weight before undergoing surgery.

Should you be undergoing a mini tummy-tuck, your surgery in Cape Town will generally be done under spinal anaesthetic (with sedation) as a day case. It is not likely that you will need to overnight in hospital. The procedure will take two to three hours. The entire tummy area will undergo liposuction, followed by removal of a variable amount of lower abdominal skin. While the muscles are exposed, they are tightened from the belly-button down to the pubis, giving a favourable contour and long-lasting result. During this procedure, the belly-button will not be moved. What will be removed will be you caesarean section scar and you will be left with a new (longer) scar which is well hidden in a bikini.

A full tummy-tuck is a major surgery. It too is performed under spinal anaesthesia (with sedation), and you will be required to stay in hospital for two to three days. This operation entails the removal of all the skin and fat between the belly-button and the pubic region and the tightening of the muscles from the breastbone to the pubis. Finally, the skin is closed and the belly-button is 'repositioned'. You will be left with a long lower abdominal scar (horizontal) and a small scar within the belly-button. Following a full tummy-tuck you will experience pain, but this will be well controlled with medication. Surgeons in Cape Town are well versed in this procedure and will leave minimal scarring.

You should be able to resume normal daily activity, excluding strenuous exercise, within three weeks. It is advisable to remain in Cape Town for ten days after a mini tummy-tuck, and for three weeks after a full tummy-tuck. Our surgical facilitators will do their utmost to accommodate you while you relax and recover at one of our Cape Town guest houses or houses.

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