All 5 Clinics that provide Tummy Tuck in Northern Ireland

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.

Qualifications in specialised medicine in UK

Anaesthetics, General surgery, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and gynaecology, General (internal) medicine, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Paediatrics, Respiratory medicine, Urology, Trauma and orthopaedic surgery, Histopathology, Neurology, General psychiatry, Clinical radiology, Clinical oncology, Plastic surgery, Medical microbiology and virology, Chemical pathology, Immunology, Cardio-thoracic surgery, Paediatric surgery, Cardiology, Gastro-enterology, Rheumatology, Haematology, Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus, Dermatology, Genito-urinary medicine, Tropical medicine, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Geriatrics, Renal medicine, Infectious diseases, Public health medicine, Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, Occupational medicine, Nuclear medicine, Accident and emergency medicine, Clinical neurophysiology, Oral and maxillo-facial surgery.

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