Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)

Abdominoplasty at Klinika Esthé removes loose, overhanging abdominal skin and tightens the abdominal wall — including repair of rectus diastasis (the muscle separation common after pregnancy) — to restore a flat, firm abdomen that no amount of exercise can achieve once skin and fascia are stretched. The clinic offers the full spectrum: mini-abdominoplasty (from 59,000 Kč) for below-navel laxity, standard abdominoplasty (from 72,000 Kč, with diastasis suture from 76,000 Kč), and extended surgery after massive weight loss (from 95,000 Kč), performed under general anaesthesia with hospitalization in its central Prague facility.

Pregnancy and significant weight change stretch not just skin but the connective-tissue framework of the abdominal wall. Once the rectus muscles have separated (diastasis recti) and skin has lost elasticity, exercise tones the muscle underneath but cannot close the gap or shrink the apron of skin — that is what abdominoplasty does. **Options at Esthé:** - *Mini-abdominoplasty — from 59,000 Kč:* for laxity confined below the navel — a shorter incision, no navel repositioning, faster recovery. Often combined with liposuction of the flanks. - *Standard abdominoplasty — from 72,000 Kč:* removes the skin excess between navel and pubis, redrapes the upper abdominal skin and repositions the navel. With formal suture repair of rectus diastasis, from 76,000 Kč — the variant most post-pregnancy patients need for a truly flat profile. - *Large post-weight-loss abdominoplasty — from 95,000 Kč:* extended resection for patients after massive weight loss, addressing circumferential excess as required. **The pathway:** consultation assesses skin excess, diastasis width and intra-abdominal volume; pre-operative examination (3,500 Kč); surgery under general anaesthesia lasting 2–3 hours; 1–2 nights' hospitalization (4,500–5,500 Kč per night). Drains, if used, are removed at early follow-ups. **Recovery:** patients walk slightly bent for the first week to protect the repair, wear an abdominal binder for ~6 weeks, return to desk work at 2–3 weeks and progressive exercise from 6–8 weeks. The hip-to-hip scar is placed low so underwear conceals it, fading substantially over 12–18 months. **Results:** definitive removal of the skin apron and a permanently flatter, tighter abdominal wall at stable weight — among the most life-quality-improving procedures in body contouring, particularly after pregnancies or major weight loss.