One of the most common questions I hear from women after having children is how soon they can have abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) surgery. It is a fair question, and the answer is that there is no single number that fits everyone. Timing is a clinical decision. It depends on your
In Australia, a post pregnancy abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) usually costs somewhere between about $6,000 and $30,000 or more. That is a wide range, and it is wide for good reasons. The final figure depends on the operation you actually need, whether a Medicare item number applies to your muscle repair,
Returning to physical activity after an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is something I talk through with every patient before they go home. An abdominoplasty is major surgery, and the recovery process runs over months rather than weeks. The questions are almost always the same. When can I start walking? When can
A limited abdominoplasty (mini tummy tuck) is an operation that treats the lower abdomen, the area below the navel. It is smaller in scope than a full abdominoplasty, which treats the whole abdominal wall and repositions the navel. In my practice, I see women considering a limited abdominoplasty after they
One of the more common questions I am asked by women after pregnancy is whether exercise can help diastasis recti, the separation of the abdominal muscles that often develops while carrying a baby. The short answer is that exercise can help in many cases, and for a lot of women
If you have had a caesarean, you already know what major abdominal surgery feels like. So when women come to see me about an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), one of the first questions is usually how the recovery will compare. It is a fair thing to ask. For most women the
One of the most common questions I am asked at consultation is where the scar will sit, and whether it will be visible. It is a fair question. An abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) leaves a permanent scar, and where that scar sits matters to the people I operate on. In my
Patients ask me this often, so let me answer it directly. Whether abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is cosmetic surgery depends on why it is being done. The label is not fixed to the operation. It is set by the reason for surgery and what the assessment finds. After pregnancy, the operation
A question I am asked often in my practice is whether an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) can be done at the same time as a caesarean, commonly called a C-section. Some patients have heard of an abdominoplasty performed during a caesarean delivery, sometimes called a “C-tuck” or “C-abdominoplasty,” and they want
One of the questions I am asked most often by women after pregnancy is whether Medicare will contribute to the cost of an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). The answer comes down to one specific Medicare item, MBS item 30175, and whether a patient meets the criteria attached to it. This article