Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)

Abdominoplasty at Schönheitsklinik Dr. Funk in Munich addresses loose abdominal skin, diastasis recti, and residual fat after weight loss or pregnancy. Four approaches available: mini abdominoplasty, endoscopic, lower abdominoplasty with navel reshaping, and upper abdominoplasty. General anaesthesia; hospital stay one to four days. Return to light activities in one to three weeks.

Schönheitsklinik Dr. Funk in Munich offers abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) as a surgical approach to correcting the abdominal changes that cannot be reversed by diet and exercise alone — primarily excess skin and fat in the lower abdomen, weakening or separation of the rectus abdominis muscles (diastasis recti) from pregnancy or significant weight change, and the skin laxity that follows massive weight loss. The clinic's four operative variants allow the approach to be matched precisely to the extent of the problem. Mini abdominoplasty is indicated for patients with limited excess skin confined to the lower abdomen below the navel, requiring only a short horizontal scar and minimal skin resection without navel repositioning; it is the least extensive option with the fastest recovery. Endoscopic abdominoplasty uses small incisions and a camera to tighten the rectus muscle fascia without excising skin — suitable for patients with good skin quality and muscle separation but no significant skin excess. Lower abdominoplasty with navel reshaping is the standard full tummy tuck: a low horizontal incision from hip to hip allows removal of the lower abdominal skin panel, tightening of the muscle layer (plication), and repositioning of the navel through a new opening — producing a comprehensive flat, smooth abdominal contour. Upper abdominoplasty addresses the less common situation where skin excess is predominantly above the navel rather than below, typically after upper abdominal weight loss, requiring an inverted-T or anchor-pattern incision. All variants are performed under general anaesthesia. Hospital stay is one day for mini and endoscopic procedures, and two to four days for full or upper approaches. Patients wear an abdominal compression garment for six weeks; return to desk work is possible in one to three weeks, and strenuous exercise in six to eight weeks. Abdominoplasty is frequently combined with liposuction of the flanks to achieve comprehensive trunk contouring.