Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)

Abdominoplasty at I am clinic removes the loose, overhanging abdominal skin that no amount of exercise can fix — typically after pregnancy or major weight loss — and can simultaneously repair separated abdominal muscles (diastasis recti, +20,000 Kč) and an umbilical hernia (+20,000 Kč). The operation is performed by MUDr. Matěj Patzelt, Ph.D. et Ph.D., a university-hospital plastic surgeon, with a published base price of 59,000 Kč that is substantially below Western European rates for the same procedure.

A tummy tuck addresses what diet and training cannot: skin that has been overstretched past its elastic limit, and abdominal muscles that have separated along the midline. **The procedure:** Through a low horizontal incision (placed to hide under underwear), excess skin and fat between the navel and pubis are removed, the remaining skin is redraped, and the navel is repositioned. Where the rectus muscles have separated — almost universal after pregnancy — the *diastasis repair* add-on (20,000 Kč) sutures them back to the midline, flattening the abdominal wall and improving core function. An umbilical hernia found during surgery can be repaired in the same session (20,000 Kč). **Who it's for:** Post-pregnancy abdominal change (loose skin, diastasis, stretch marks below the navel — the removed segment takes most of them with it), post-weight-loss skin excess, and patients with a stable weight whose abdominal contour no longer responds to exercise. It is not a weight-loss operation; best results come at or near a stable target weight. **Recovery:** Expect 2 weeks of significant downtime — walking slightly bent forward in week one, a compression garment for 6 weeks, and no lifting or sport for 6 weeks. The scar is long but low; it matures and fades over 12 months. **Surgeon and setting:** Dr. Patzelt is deputy head of the Plastic Surgery Clinic at FN Královské Vinohrady, performing both aesthetic and reconstructive abdominal-wall surgery. The consultation covers anaesthesia approach, whether a full or mini-abdominoplasty fits your tissue, and combination options. **Value note:** Abdominoplasty is commonly quoted at €6,000–10,000+ in Germany, the UK, and Austria; the published 59,000 Kč (~€2,400) base price makes this one of the strongest medical-tourism value propositions on the clinic's surgical menu.