How much does an extended tummy tuck cost?

The price panel at the top of this page shows what verified clinics currently charge, and it depends on whether flank liposuction and progressive tension sutures are included.

The test is simple: stand, pinch the skin at your flanks and hips, and see whether there is a genuine fold there as well as in front. If so, the extended version treats what a standard tummy tuck would leave behind.

Typically yes, for the same structural reasons that apply across cosmetic surgery generally, though given the genuine complexity of this operation, verifying facility and surgeon experience matters as much as comparing price.

Plan 10 to 11 days, longer than a standard tummy tuck, since flying is not cleared until drains are removed, typically around day 10.

Sometimes funded, more often than a standard cosmetic tummy tuck, because patients after massive weight loss frequently have documented functional problems. Confirm your specific eligibility before considering private payment.

Be particularly wary of a package that combines this with several other procedures in a single trip, since the attraction of doing everything at once is commercial as well as convenient, and the risks compound rather than simply add.

Blood clots are a genuinely elevated risk given the operation’s length and the flight home afterwards. Wound healing problems at the ends of the scar over the hips are also common, particularly in smokers.

A technique anchoring the lifted skin to the abdominal wall with internal sutures as it is brought down, substantially reducing seroma, the commonest complication, though adding to operating time.

Typically at least one night in hospital, drains removed within the first 1 to 2 weeks, and a final result taking 6 to 12 months, longer than a standard tummy tuck given the greater scope.

Yes, weight stability for at least 6 months, good nutritional status, and not smoking are genuine requirements given how significantly they affect healing and complication risk.

Most reputable surgeons decline to operate on active smokers, since smoking multiplies wound healing risk considerably, particularly at the tension-heavy scar ends over the hips.

An extended tummy tuck removes skin at the front and sides, reaching the hips. A belt lipectomy continues all the way round the body, including the back, treating genuinely circumferential skin excess.

Dog ears, bunched tissue at the ends of the scar over the hips, frequently need a small revision once everything has settled, typically planned from 6 to 12 months.

Significant discomfort is expected given the scale of the surgery, particularly a tight, bent-forward posture in the first days, generally managed with prescribed pain relief.

Considerably longer than a standard tummy tuck scar, extending around the hips, and can sit beyond the bikini line in many patients, worth discussing specifically during consultation.

Yes, strongly recommended given the hospital stay and the genuine mobility limitations during the first weeks of recovery, when many everyday tasks become difficult to manage independently.

Many candidates have lost weight through bariatric surgery, though the key eligibility factor is weight stability for at least 6 months and correction of any resulting nutritional deficiencies, not the weight loss method itself.

Standard pre-operative bloodwork alongside specific checks for anaemia and protein levels, particularly important given how common nutritional deficiency is after bariatric surgery and how significantly it affects healing.

Given the genuine scale and risk of this operation, and how much it depends on choosing the right variant for your specific anatomy, a second opinion is a thoroughly reasonable step, particularly if you have any doubt about the surgeon’s specific experience.

That the flank-and-hip pinch test genuinely confirms you need this specific, more extensive version, and that the facility has hospital-level monitoring appropriate for surgery of this scale.

This is generally reserved for adults at a stable, mature weight and body composition, typically following substantial weight loss, rather than younger patients whose weight or body shape may still be changing.

Pregnancy afterward can stretch the treated skin and abdominal wall again, potentially reversing much of the improvement, so most surgeons recommend completing your family before undergoing this procedure.

Under general anaesthesia, the abdominal skin is lifted to the ribs, the muscles are repaired top to bottom, the navel is repositioned, and the horizontal excision continues around the hips to remove flank skin.

Skin removed during the procedure cannot be replaced, though the operation does not involve a permanent implant, so there is nothing else physically irreversible beyond the excision itself.

Significant weight gain afterward can re-stretch the treated skin and undo some of the improvement, which is why having the procedure at a genuinely stable, maintainable weight matters for lasting results.

Ask how long the compression garment is expected to be worn, whether drain care is included in the package, and what specific support exists if a wound problem develops once you are back home.

An extended tummy tuck excises loose skin at the flanks and hips directly, which liposuction cannot do. If your flank concern is fat rather than skin, liposuction alongside a standard tummy tuck may be sufficient, and this distinction should be assessed carefully at consultation.

The navel is repositioned as part of this procedure, and a surgeon experienced in the technique can generally address its appearance as part of the overall repositioning process.

A previous C-section scar can often be incorporated into or removed by the new incision, though this should be assessed and planned specifically during your consultation given the greater extent of this particular procedure.

An extended tummy tuck addresses the front and sides to the hips. A belt lipectomy continues all the way around the back as well, appropriate where skin excess is genuinely circumferential rather than confined to the front and flanks.

Warm weather can make the compression garment more uncomfortable to wear continuously, and sun exposure on the healing incision is worth avoiding, particularly relevant if recovering somewhere sunnier than home during an international trip.

Photographs of your abdomen and flanks from multiple angles, a list of any previous abdominal surgeries or bariatric procedures, and a clear, honest description of what specifically bothers you about your current appearance.

This is not generally recommended given the scale of this surgery, the blood loss involved, and the elevated clot risk during the first days; a hospital stay with proper monitoring is a genuine safety consideration.

Many patients describe the early weeks, with limited mobility, visible swelling and drains, as emotionally challenging even when the operation is proceeding normally, and having realistic expectations and support in place beforehand genuinely helps.

Typically an in-person review before you fly home, followed by remote check-ins over the following months, with a further review around the 6 to 12 month mark once the scar has genuinely settled.

Skin elasticity tends to decline with age, which can affect how well the treated area redrapes, though overall health and fitness for a longer anaesthetic matters more here than age as a number on its own.

Yes, and you should ask specifically to see patients at a similar starting weight and skin quality to your own, including how the ends of their scars over the hips healed, not just the finished front-on result.

Adding flank liposuction generally extends soreness slightly compared with excision alone, though the overall recovery milestones, drain removal around day 10 and a final result at 6 to 12 months, remain broadly similar.

An adult whose loose skin extends from the abdomen around onto the flanks and hips, typically after substantial weight loss, with weight stable for at least 6 months and no active smoking.

It is priced meaningfully above a standard tummy tuck, reflecting the considerably larger area treated, the longer operating time, and the hospital stay this more extensive procedure typically requires.

This is planned individually based on where your genuine flank and hip skin excess actually sits, assessed with the pinch test, rather than following a fixed, predetermined pattern regardless of your specific anatomy.

Some minor asymmetry is common given how the body is rarely perfectly symmetrical to begin with, though a surgeon with genuine experience in this technique works to match tension and excision on both sides as closely as possible.

Given the genuine scale of this operation and how much it depends on correctly assessing your flank and hip skin excess, a second consultation is a reasonable, worthwhile step if you have any doubt about the plan you have been given.

This is meaningfully greater than a standard tummy tuck, reflecting the additional flank and hip tissue removed, though the exact volume is planned individually around your specific anatomy and safe excision limits.

That the facility has genuine, verified hospital-level monitoring appropriate for this specific scale of surgery, and that the surgical team has specific, demonstrated experience with the extended, hip-to-hip technique specifically for your own individual case.

No, it reaches only the flanks and hips at the sides, not the back itself. If your looseness genuinely continues onto your back, a belt lipectomy, which circles the whole trunk, is the more complete answer.