Procedure · Melbourne
Tummy tuck in Melbourne.
Dr Kishen Nara consults on tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) at the Chadstone rooms — the primary Melbourne consult location. Abdominoplasty addresses loose abdominal skin and separated abdominal muscles, most often after pregnancy or significant weight change. It is a major surgical procedure, and the consultation is paced accordingly.
The conversation
Suitability, muscle repair, realistic expectations
A tummy tuck consultation with Dr Nara in Melbourne is generally an hour. The structure is the same as at our other procedures: a private examination room, a chaperone present, the conversation paced by you. Dr Nara will examine the abdominal wall, assess the degree of skin laxity and any separation of the abdominal muscles (rectus diastasis, common after pregnancy), check your general health and BMI, and discuss whether a full or partial abdominoplasty — or a different procedure altogether — is the appropriate approach for what you are noticing.
Abdominoplasty is a reshaping and repair procedure, not a weight-loss procedure. The discussion at consultation will be honest about the permanent scar it leaves, where that scar sits, and what the procedure can and cannot achieve. For some patients, liposuction alone or doing nothing is the better answer. That conversation is had openly.
Two consultations are generally arranged, with a formal written cooling-off period in line with Medical Board of Australia guidelines. A GP referral is required before the first consultation.
Getting to Chadstone
A practical note for Melbourne patients
The Chadstone rooms sit within Chadstone Shopping Centre, with extensive on-site parking and good access from the Monash Freeway and the south-eastern suburbs. Patients travel for a tummy tuck consultation from across Melbourne — Malvern, Glen Iris, Camberwell, Caulfield, Oakleigh, Clayton, Mount Waverley, Brighton, Bentleigh, Hampton, the inner east and the bayside suburbs — as well as from regional Victoria.
For patients closer to the bay and the south-east, the alternate Chelsea Heights rooms offer a second consult location. Reception will arrange whichever is more convenient.
The procedure itself is performed under general anaesthesia at an accredited Australian hospital or day-surgery facility. Because abdominoplasty commonly involves an overnight stay, Dr Nara will discuss the practical arrangements — including help at home in the first week — at consultation.
The procedure, in brief
Skin removal, muscle repair, scar placement
A tummy tuck removes excess lower-abdominal skin and, where present, repairs separated abdominal muscles, through an incision placed low on the abdomen so the resulting scar can usually sit below the underwear or swimwear line. Liposuction is sometimes combined with abdominoplasty to address adjacent areas; whether that is appropriate is decided at consultation, not in advance.
A full clinical overview, including the risks specific to abdominoplasty — scarring, wound-healing problems, fluid collections (seroma), changes in sensation, and the risks associated with any general-anaesthetic surgery — is on the tummy tuck pillar page. Reading on what affects the price of the procedure is in the recovery article.
Cosmetic surgery carries risks. These are discussed openly at consultation, in the context of your circumstances. The risks of surgery page gives a fuller factual overview.
Begin
Book a tummy tuck consultation in Melbourne.
Reception will arrange a consultation at Chadstone, or at the Chelsea Heights alternate rooms if that is closer for you. A Zoom consultation is available if you would prefer to begin there.