Abdominoplasty with Breast Procedure
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Abdominoplasty
This woman had an Abdominoplasty, repair of her core muscles, and a Mastopexy (breast lift with implants).
What is an Abdominoplasty?
An ‘ Abdominoplasty’ usually describes a combination of operations designed to help women reclaim their curves after having children. Usually, it involves a procedure to the breast (such as a breast augmentation or implant with a lift) at the same time as a procedure to the tummy. Overall, you won’t find me talking about these operations as a makeover.
This woman had an Abdominoplasty with a breast implant to the breast volume she had before her pregnancies.
Skin Tightening Procedures
Tighten your skin, refill your curves, and repair your core
With that in mind, these procedures should never be the first option you reach for after childbirth. These combinations of operations are best suited to women who have reached their ideal body weight again and are in good physical health. The operation should be mostly about tailoring loose skin, removing some stubborn fat and finally repairing the weakness centrally in your abdominal muscles.
Do you have core muscle instability or persistent abdominal weakness?
Separation of your abdominal muscles following childbirth is very common. Most women will completely recover with physiotherapy and time but for others, it can be associated with longstanding discomfort and pain. The muscular repair of an Abdominoplasty is highly effective at restoring your muscular core whilst at the same time as giving you a sleek and rejuvenated mid-section. A recent study has suggested that in addition to improving lower back pain, it might also help with urinary incontinence that can be experienced after childbirth.
Abdominoplasty
After repairing your core muscles our surgeons will be able to remove most all the excess skin and fat below the belly button, leaving you with a flat abdomen and a scar hidden low in your underwear. The stretch marks will also be removed at the same time. When combined with liposuction this procedure can provide quite dramatic improvements to both your quality of life and your overall again.
Dr Alex Phoon specialises in Abdominoplasty surgery and we pride ourselves on giving you the very best possible clinical care in the finest hospitals to give you results.

Information about the Surgery procedure
Simultaneous Procedures
What other procedures can be performed at the same time?
The most common procedure combined with a Abdominoplasty would have to be a breast procedure. This might be a breast augmentation, a breast reduction or even a lift with an implant (augmentation mastopexy). Like the tummy, the breast undergoes a remarkable amount of changes following breastfeeding once the breast feeding has stopped. It is best to wait at least six months from the end of breast feeding before considering any kind of breast surgery.
Is it safe to do these procedures together?
Is it safe to do both procedures together?
Performing a breast and an abdominal procedure is one of the commonest combinations in plastic surgery. The combination takes about 3-4 hours depending on the patient and maximum care is taken to avoid complications such as pressure areas and clot formation in the calves (called a deep venous thrombosis).
Dr Phoon has a highly experienced team regularly used to performing these combination procedures
Downtime After Surgery
Expected downtime for busy people
Usually, you need to be in hospital for about 3-5 days and this is mostly until the drains stop leaking fluid. If you’re comfortable and can manage the drains on your own you can often go home with the drains in and our nurse can coordinate with you when they can come out (at our clinic). I usually tell people that they need to be taking it easy for 2 weeks. Depending upon what your daily activities involve you should be back to most things in 2 weeks but until that time you should try and get as much support as you can muster.
What about my Stretch Marks?
Will it help to remove my stretch marks
All stretch marks that are at or below the belly button are removed as part of the operation. As most stretch marks tend to be in the lower part of your tummy, a Abdominoplasty can be highly effective at improving both the contour and shape of your tummy and the texture of the skin. The resultant scar is horizontal and hidden within your underwear.
Are all Abdominoplastys the same?
Are all Abdominoplastys the same?
Most Abdominoplastys can be divided into what would be considered a ‘full’ abdominoplasty or a ‘mini’ abdominoplasty. The full abdominoplasty is much more common. The ‘mini’ abdominoplasty tends to be with patients who are often quiet thin and tend to have mostly loose skin and stretch marks. The belly button will often stay in exactly the same point and will not move. If you have a fair bit of excess tummy tissue it is highly likely you’ll need a full Abdominoplasty. A Abdominoplasty is not a magic bullet for weight loss- diet and exercise are still key and surgery is primarily performed for repair of muscular structures and removal of loose skin and stubborn residual fatty areas and never for weight loss.
Do I need health insurance to qualify?
Do I need health insurance to qualify?
In short no but there are many good reasons that you should have health insurance to have this kind of surgery. This kind of major al surgery is best performed with full insurance cover and you will need to check with our team and your fund to make sure you are covered. Usually you need to have at least lost 5 BMI points and kept the weight off for at least 6 months to qualify. Call our patient representatives and they can help you through the process and help you with you BMI calculations.