All 47 Clinics that provide Tummy Tuck in Czech Republic

The tummy tuck is a procedure to reduce the size of the abdomen by removing excess fat and tightening stomach muscles. Ideal candidates for the procedure are healthy individuals who want to tackle areas of fat or muscle that are not responding to exercise.

Combined with diet and exercise the effects of the procedure can be long lasting.

Length

A full abdominoplasty lasts between two and five hours with a partial abdominoplasty taking one to two hours.

Procedure

The operation is usually carried out under general anaesthetic. In a full abdominoplasty an incision is made following a semi-circle from hip to hip, just above the pubic area, a second incision frees the navel. Excess fat is removed and muscles are tightened by the use of stitches. A partial abdominoplasty involves a smaller initial incision with work being carried out between the incision and the navel.

Recovery

Recovery periods are different for each patient and can be affected by a number of factors such as a patient’s general physical condition and postoperative exercise. All stitches should be removed within two to three weeks at which stage some patients will be able to return to normal activity, others taking a few weeks longer. Temporary bruising and swelling as well as discomfort can all be part of the recovery process and again vary from patient to patient. Scarring will result from the incisions, the appearance of which may grow more noticeable in the first few months before fading over time.

Risks

Procedures may, in rare cases, result in abnormal clotting or infection. Scarring resulting from the procedure can require an additional operation to meet the desired appearance.

A guide to plastic surgery regulations in the Czech Republic

The Ministry of Health is responsible for the health policies of the Czech Republic. It oversees a number of institutions such as the Institute of Health Information and Statistics and the Drug and Technology Control Institute.

Registration of physicans is handled by the Czech Medical Chamber, which is independant of government. The Chamber publishes the ethical code that physicians in the Czech Republic must abide by, the code is enforced by the Disiplinary Council. The Chamber is also responsible for registering recognized surgical specialists such as plastic surgeons.

Plastic surgeons must belong to the Society for Plastic Surgery (Společnost plastická chirurgie). The society is currently reorganizing its membership structure, allowing full membership only to specialists in Plastic Surgery: At present the society is open to surgeons in related fields such as Otolaryngology. Once membership is restructured the Society plans to list its membership online.

The Czech Society for Aesthetic Surgery is a younger organization whose membership is focused on cosmetic surgeons. The society has an online list of its members, all of whom are full plastic surgeons.

Education

The Czech system of medical education is harmonized to E.U standards. A basic medical degree requires 6 years of training. Access to specialty training is limited. Plastic Surgery (Plastická chirurgie) requires a minimun 5 year registrar period.

The Czech Republic has a mandatory system of Continuing Education, points are obtained for attending training seminars and lectures. Re-accreditation takes place every 5 years. Roughly 100 hours of training is required in each accreditation period.

Complaints

The Czech Medical Chamber has a disipinary section, The Honorary Board. This addresses complaints against registered physicians.

Storage and Access to Medical Records

In addition to the ethical rules of the Czech Medical Chamber, physicians and clinics must comply with the governments Act on personal data protection. A data protection agency oversees the enforcement of these rules.

Doctors have an ethical requirement to respond to resonable requests for access to personal data, in as short a time as possible.

Resources

Czech Medical Chamber
Tel: +420 257 215 285
Fax: +420 257 220 618

Email: foreign3@clkcr.cz
Website: http://www.lkcr.cz

The Office for Personal Data Protection
Website: http://www.uoou.cz

Society for Plastic Surgery - Společnost plastická chirurgie
Email: MUDr. Aleš Nejedlý – secretary: nejedly@mediclub.cz
Website: http://www.spch.cz (in Czech)

Czech Society for Aesthetic Surgery
Webiste: http://aps.cls.cz/eng_index.htm
List of members: http://aps.cls.cz/eng_info_pro_verejnost_seznam_clenu.htm

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