Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

Dr Rohit Kumar performs abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) at Westmead Private Hospital in Sydney for patients seeking to restore abdominal contour after pregnancy, significant weight loss, or where diet and exercise have failed to address excess skin and diastasis recti. The procedure combines skin and fat removal with repair of the separated rectus abdominis muscles (diastasis), restoring abdominal wall integrity and a flatter profile. Post-pregnancy and post-weight-loss presentations are the most common indications. Medicare rebates may apply in qualifying cases.

Abdominoplasty at Sydney Cosmetic Sanctuary, performed by Dr Rohit Kumar FRACS (Plas) at Westmead Private Hospital, addresses the complex of changes that pregnancy, bariatric surgery, or significant weight fluctuation can produce in the abdominal wall — changes that include excess loose skin, persistent subcutaneous fat, and diastasis recti (separation of the paired rectus abdominis muscles at the midline). No amount of exercise can restore muscle wall integrity once diastasis is established, making surgical repair the only effective treatment for patients troubled by abdominal protrusion, functional weakness, or persistent lower back discomfort attributable to this condition. The standard abdominoplasty technique involves a low transverse incision placed within the bikini line, elevation of the abdominal skin and fat flap up to the costal margins and xiphoid, plication of the rectus abdominis fascia from xiphoid to pubis to close the diastasis and restore a narrowed waist, and conservative removal of the excess skin panel. The umbilicus is repositioned through a new aperture in the elevated skin, maintaining a natural position and appearance. Where excess skin is limited to the lower abdomen below the navel, a mini-abdominoplasty with a shorter incision and no umbilical repositioning is an option. For patients who have undergone massive weight loss and present with circumferential skin laxity extending to the flanks and lower back, a body lift (belt lipectomy) addresses the full 360-degree excess in a single operation. Liposuction of the flanks is commonly combined with abdominoplasty to improve lateral waist definition, and the mummy makeover concept — combining abdominoplasty with breast surgery (augmentation and/or lift) in a single anaesthetic event — is offered for appropriate candidates. Dr Kumar's 12-month post-operative follow-up program is included in the surgical fee, covering all review appointments from the initial dressing change through scar maturation at the Leichhardt or Westmead consulting rooms.