Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

Abdominoplasty at OB CARE removes the apron of loose abdominal skin and tightens the stretched abdominal wall — the definitive correction after pregnancy or major weight loss, when skin and separated muscles cannot recover with exercise alone. The clinic offers a mini-abdominoplasty (from 55,000 Kč) for laxity confined below the navel and a full abdominoplasty (from 85,000 Kč) with muscle repair and navel repositioning for more extensive changes. Operating inside the OB Klinika obesity-medicine hospital, the clinic has particular experience with post-weight-loss body contouring, and patients recover in private inpatient rooms with 24/7 physician cover.

Pregnancy and significant weight loss stretch two structures that exercise cannot repair: the skin envelope, which loses elasticity once stretched beyond a threshold, and the rectus abdominis muscles, which can separate along the midline (diastasis recti), leaving a bulge that persists regardless of core strength. Abdominoplasty corrects both. **Mini vs. full:** *Mini-abdominoplasty (from 55,000 Kč)* suits patients whose excess skin and laxity sit below the navel — typically after one pregnancy or moderate weight change. Through a shorter incision low on the abdomen (within underwear lines), the skin of the lower abdomen is tightened; the navel is not moved. Quicker surgery and recovery. *Full abdominoplasty (from 85,000 Kč)* addresses the whole abdominal wall: a hip-to-hip incision placed low enough to hide in underwear, repair (plication) of the separated rectus muscles from ribcage to pubis, removal of all skin between the navel and the incision, redraping of the upper abdominal skin, and creation of a natural new navel opening. This is the standard operation after multiple pregnancies or major weight loss. **Post-weight-loss expertise:** OB CARE sits inside the Czech Republic's leading obesity treatment hospital, and plastic surgery after large weight reduction (including bariatric surgery) is an explicit focus of the clinic's programme — relevant because massive-weight-loss body contouring requires different planning than routine cosmetic abdominoplasty. **Setting and recovery:** Surgery takes 2–4 hours under general anaesthesia in a hospital theatre, with one or more nights in a private inpatient room — meals, nursing care, anti-thrombotic stockings, and compression garment included. Patients walk (slightly bent) from day one to protect the repair; desk work resumes at about two weeks; the compression garment is worn around six weeks; lifting and core training restart gradually from 6–8 weeks. The scar matures and fades over 6–12 months; the clinic sells silicone scar patches and gel and advises on scar care, including summer sun protection. **Combinations:** Liposuction of the flanks (from 35,000 Kč) is commonly combined for waist definition — discussed at consultation.