Tummy Tuck in Dubai

Yes. Because abdominoplasty is major surgery, preparation is an important part of reducing avoidable risks.

You may need blood tests or other investigations according to your medical history. Dr. Dragana will review your medications and supplements and advise whether any changes are necessary.

Smoking or nicotine use may need to stop for a specified period before and after surgery because nicotine can adversely affect blood flow and wound healing.

You should also arrange transport home and adequate help during early recovery.

Maintaining a stable weight and balanced nutrition before surgery is preferable to beginning a restrictive diet immediately before the procedure.

You will be admitted and prepared for your operation before receiving general anaesthesia.

Dr. Dragana then performs the procedure according to the surgical plan agreed during your consultation. Excess abdominal skin is removed, the abdominal wall is tightened if required, and the remaining tissues are carefully repositioned.

During a full tummy tuck, the belly button is also repositioned through the newly tightened abdominal skin.

Dressings and usually a supportive compression garment are applied following surgery. Drains may be placed in some cases.

After the operation, you will be monitored by the medical team until you have recovered adequately from anaesthesia. The timing of discharge depends on the extent of your surgery and your clinical progress.

Expect the abdomen to feel swollen, tight and uncomfortable during the early recovery period.

You may initially walk slightly bent forward because standing completely upright places tension on the healing tissues. Gentle walking is nevertheless encouraged when medically appropriate.

A compression garment may need to be worn, and strenuous activity, exercise and lifting are restricted for several weeks.

Most recovery milestones occur gradually. The amount of time needed away from work depends heavily on whether your job is sedentary or physically demanding.

Many normal activities can progressively return around six weeks, but Dr. Dragana will determine when you can safely exercise, drive and lift heavier objects according to your healing.

The objective is a smoother, firmer and better-proportioned abdominal contour.

Loose skin is permanently removed, and when abdominal wall tightening is required, this can create a more supported abdominal profile.

However, your result will not be fully visible immediately because postoperative swelling takes time to resolve.

The scar also changes substantially during the months following surgery.

Results can remain long-lasting if your weight stays relatively stable, but significant weight changes or pregnancy can alter the abdominal tissues again.

The most significant benefit of abdominoplasty is that it can address anatomical changes that exercise alone cannot correct.

Training can strengthen abdominal muscles and reducing body fat can change the overall shape of the torso, but neither can remove substantial redundant skin.

Tummy tuck surgery can remove that skin, improve abdominal wall support when laxity is present and create a smoother relationship between the abdomen and surrounding body contour.

For patients after pregnancy or major weight loss, this can allow the external shape of the abdomen to better reflect the body underneath.

No.

Liposuction is designed primarily to remove localised subcutaneous fat. It relies on the skin having sufficient elasticity to adapt to the reduced volume underneath.

A tummy tuck is primarily a skin-removal and abdominal-contouring operation and can also address abdominal wall laxity.

When both excess fat and loose skin contribute to the patient’s concerns, liposuction and abdominoplasty may sometimes be combined.

Dr. Dragana will recommend the approach that corresponds to your anatomy rather than choosing the operation simply according to which name is more familiar.

A full tummy tuck normally creates a horizontal scar across the lower abdomen and another scar around the belly button.

Dr. Dragana plans the lower incision to be as discreet as anatomy allows and generally aims for a position that can be covered by underwear or swimwear.

The length of the scar depends on how much skin needs to be removed. More extensive skin laxity usually requires a longer incision.

Scars are permanent, but they normally evolve significantly as they mature. Dr. Dragana will provide scar-care advice as part of your postoperative treatment.

A tummy tuck does not prevent pregnancy, but pregnancy after abdominoplasty can stretch the abdominal skin and abdominal wall again and alter the surgical result.

For that reason, women who expect to become pregnant in the near future are generally advised to postpone tummy tuck surgery.

If you have completed your family or do not currently plan further pregnancies, Dr. Dragana can discuss whether the timing is appropriate based on your circumstances.