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Tummy Tuck for Patients from Murcia

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Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) in Murcia: price and key facts

Tummy tuck for patients from Murcia at City Medical Centre: the price is named at the free online consultation and fixed in the contract with no hidden extra charges.

Duration
2–4 hours
Anesthesia
general
Stay
1–3 days
Recovery
back to work after 2–3 weeks
Final result
6–12 months after surgery
How it works
Send photos on WhatsApp or Telegram, get a free doctor assessment and the price, then confirm the plan and dates before anything is booked.

How it works · Tummy tuck prices

Information current as of 24 October 2026

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Results

Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) results
of our patients

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Comparison

Tummy tuck techniques

A tummy tuck is done as a full (classic) or mini operation, or combined with liposuction as lipoabdominoplasty. Compare the scope of surgery, the indications and the expected results to choose the right technique together with your surgeon.

Tummy tuck

Removal of excess skin, abdominal muscle tightening

Tummy tuck diagram: the abdomen before surgery with the incision line, and the result
Main goal
Removal of excess skin, diastasis repair
When it is done
Excess skin after childbirth or weight loss
Anaesthesia and stay
General anaesthesia, up to 3 days in hospital

Lipoabdominoplasty

Tummy tuck with added liposuction

Lipoabdominoplasty diagram: the abdomen with fat on the flanks before surgery, and the result
Main goal
Tummy tightening and waist contouring
When it is done
For fat deposits on the flanks and waist
Anaesthesia and stay
General anaesthesia, up to 3 days in hospital

The benefits and recovery times shown are averaged for each technique and given for guidance: the scope of correction and rehabilitation depend on your anatomy and individual features, and the surgeon confirms them at the consultation.

At the consultation the surgeon draws up a plan for your case and explains how your tummy tuck will go.

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Tummy tuck from the inside

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About the clinic

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A tummy tuck is not for everyone

If your case can be solved without surgery, the doctor will tell you so at the consultation — and you will not spend money for nothing.

Suitable

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  • Rectus abdominis diastasis
  • Skin folds after weight loss
  • Loose abdominal skin
  • Stretched skin after pregnancy
  • A distorted abdominal contour

Not suitable

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  • Acute infections
  • Severe disease of the heart, kidneys or liver
  • Clotting disorders of the blood
  • Age below 18
  • Decompensated diabetes
  • Cancer
  • Skin inflammation in the surgical area
  • Pregnancy and nursing

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Prices

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before surgery

The price is set at the consultation and fixed in the contract.

Other services

  • First consultationFree
  • Liposuction of the abdomen and flanksfrom $1,700
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Find out your tummy tuck plan and price

The surgeon assesses your abdominal skin and muscles, listens to your wishes and chooses the right correction technique.
The price is set at the consultation and fixed in the contract.

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What the price includes

From preparation for surgery
to post-op check-ups.

  • All scheduled dressings
  • Scheduled post-op check-ups
  • A personal coordinator on call
  • Compression garments fitted on the day of surgery
  • A stay in a comfortable
    hospital ward with meals
  • Individual recommendations
    for recovery
  • Remote progress monitoring
    by photos
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How it works

Three days at the clinic —
from preparation to discharge

An agreed correction plan, inpatient observation and post-op check-ups.

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Consultation
and the surgical plan

The surgeon assesses your abdominal skin and muscles and checks for diastasis, listens to your wishes and chooses the right correction technique.

Paying the deposit by card at the clinic reception2

Booking the date
of surgery

We reserve a surgery date for you: the deposit can be paid by card at the clinic or online by bank transfer. The terms are fixed in the contract for medical services

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Check-up before
surgery

Before surgery you complete a full lab check-up: blood tests, an ECG, a chest X-ray and reports from the required specialists.

The surgical team during the operation4

Surgery

The surgeon performs the tummy tuck with the chosen technique, repairs diastasis if needed and shapes a firmer abdominal contour.

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Inpatient stay

After surgery the patient stays for 1–3 days in a comfortable hospital ward with meals, under medical supervision.

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Recovery

After surgery you get a recovery programme. Check-ups at 7 days, 3 and 6 months help track your recovery.

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Recovering after a tummy tuck

Immediately after surgery the patient stays in hospital for 1–3 days, supervised by doctors. Drains are usually removed after two days, stitches after 7 days. For 1.5–2 months you wear a compression binder that supports the abdominal wall and forms a smooth contour. Most of the swelling goes within 30 days; office work is possible after 2–3 weeks. No sports, sauna or heavy lifting for 2–3 months, and in the beginning it is best to sleep on your back with knees bent. At 12 months the scar is fully mature, faded and barely noticeable.

Post-op check-ups

After 7 days, at 3 months and at 6 months. Until the end of the year, get a post-surgery consultation with your surgeon to review results and get more information, at the clinic's expense

Advantages

What makes patients choose City Medical Centre

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Just find out — you lose nothing

At the consultation we discuss your wishes and assess your abdominal skin and muscles. The surgeon explains what changes are possible, chooses the correction technique and answers your questions.

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We stay with you after surgery

The surgeon follows your recovery and the changing abdominal contour at check-ups after 7 days, 3 and 6 months. Check-ups, dressings and aftercare advice are already included in the price of surgery.

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A beautiful contour that fits your figure

We choose the correction technique based on your skin, muscles and figure. Our aim is a harmonious abdominal contour that keeps the natural proportions of your body.

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Your schedule is our priority

We respect your time: we work 24/7, with easy booking and a personal approach — we adapt to your pace.

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Fixed prices

After the consultation the surgeon defines the extent of correction, and you get a clear price for the surgery — no surprises on the way to the result you want.

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Round-the-clock care after surgery

Recovery starts in a comfortable hospital ward under round-the-clock nursing care. The stay and meals are already included in the price.

FAQ

We answer what
people ask before booking

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What Murcia residents ask about a tummy tuck

Who is a candidate? Adults aged 18 and over with no contraindications; there is no upper age limit, and each case is considered after an examination. Surgery is done at a stable weight and is not performed during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Contraindications also include decompensated diabetes, blood clotting disorders, cancer and serious heart, kidney or liver disease. Murcia patients get a personal assessment.

The result comes in stages. First changes show about two weeks after surgery, an interim result is visible at 1.5–2 months and the final contours form at 6–12 months. The scar keeps maturing for up to a year before it fades. Check-ups take place at 7 days, 3 months and 6 months, and until the end of the year a post-surgery consultation for patients from Murcia is at the clinic's expense.

There is no single price for abdominoplasty, since a mini tummy tuck and a classic operation with diastasis repair differ in scope. What stays constant is the approach: the surgeon names the cost after an in-person examination, and it is fixed in the contract without surprises. Murcia residents can apply before the end of the year and get the consultation at the clinic's expense.

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Choosing a month: how Murcia's calendar fits a 2–4 hour operation

Most people who ask about a tummy tuck start with the date. The operation takes 2–4 hours under general anaesthesia, followed by 1–3 days in a hospital ward. The weeks that follow matter more for planning than the operation itself. Office work resumes after 2–3 weeks, and sports, sauna and heavy lifting stay off-limits for 2–3 months. A compression binder is worn for 1.5–2 months. In Murcia, with its mild winters and very hot summers, the choice of season has real practical weight.

The climate figures are the place to start. The 1991–2020 normals put January as the coldest month, with an average high of 17.2 °C and a low of 5.3 °C. July and August are the hottest, with highs of 34.3 and 34.5 °C and lows of 21.2 and 21.8 °C. The record is 46.2 °C, set in August. Annual mean temperature is about 19.1 °C at the Guadalupe observatory. So the first weeks of recovery, when you are wearing a binder day and night, fall in very different conditions depending on the month. A January or February operation means those weeks pass at 17 °C by day, which is easy to manage in a close-fitting garment. A July operation means the same garment under outdoor heat above 34 °C. Both are possible, but the second needs more thought about the home, such as a cool bedroom and shorter trips outside.

Take a concrete example. Say you choose a date in the second half of January 2027. Drains are usually removed after about two days and stitches after 7 days, so the first check-up falls in early February. Office work becomes realistic in the first days of February, once the 2–3 weeks are over. Sports and heavy lifting are still off the table until roughly April. By then the days are getting warmer, and the binder is already finished or almost finished. The calendar works in your favour, and you reach the warm months with the hardest part behind you.

Local festivals are another point on the calendar. The Fiestas de Primavera run the week after Easter Sunday, and in 2027 that means Tuesday 30 March for the Bando de la Huerta and Saturday 3 April for the Entierro de la Sardina. Both are of International Tourist Interest, as is Semana Santa. The Feria de Septiembre in the first half of September is the city's busiest celebration, and the pedanías hold their own fiestas mostly in June and September. Crowded processions and street celebrations are exactly the kind of event where a person in the first month of recovery should not be jostled. If a particular festival matters to you, count back from it: you want to be past the period of strict restrictions, with swelling mostly gone. The service text says most swelling goes within 30 days. During the coordinator conversation you can set the surgery date with these events in mind.

The abdominal wall in daily movement: lifting, bending, getting up and sleeping

A tummy tuck tightens the muscle wall and removes skin, so the first weeks are about protecting that work from sudden strain. The guidance is clear. For the first 2–3 weeks, physical exertion, heavy lifting and sudden movements are not allowed. After that, sport resumes gradually and only with the doctor's approval. Sports, sauna and heavy lifting remain off-limits for 2–3 months. At first, sleeping on your back with the knees bent is advised, which eases tension across the lower abdomen. These rules are the same for all patients, but how they feel depends on your routine at home and at work.

Think through an ordinary day. Getting out of bed, picking up something from the floor, loading a washing machine, emptying a shopping bag, putting a child's shoes on: all of these involve bending or lifting. Before the operation it is worth rearranging the home so that the things you use daily sit at waist height and nothing needs to be lifted from low cupboards. Many people place a firm pillow arrangement on the bed so that a back-lying, knees-bent position is comfortable from the first night home. A chair with arms helps too. These are small preparations, but they make the first two or three weeks calmer.

The Spanish national health survey of 2020 offers a useful reminder here. Lower-back pain was reported by 13.7 % of people aged 15 and over, and osteoarthritis was the third most common diagnosed chronic problem at 14.4 %, after hypertension and high cholesterol. This matters because the abdominal wall and the lower back work together, and a person who already has back or joint complaints may find bending harder during recovery. Mention any such history during the consultation. It will not necessarily change the plan, but the doctor can account for it when explaining how to move and rest, and you can decide in advance who will help with the heavier household tasks.

Work matters just as much as home. The service text states that office work resumes after 2–3 weeks. That figure applies to desk-based jobs where you sit and walk a little. If your work involves lifting stock, moving patients, standing for many hours or carrying equipment, you should not count on the same timeline. The restrictions on heavy lifting last 2–3 months, so a physical job needs a longer break or a temporary change of duties, which you can discuss with the doctor after describing exactly what you do in a typical shift. Murcia has two universities with around 50,000 students between them, which also means many people in teaching, administration and research. For these desk-based roles, a return after 2–3 weeks is a reasonable plan, as long as the commute does not involve lifting a heavy bag or running for a bus.

Getting around the city is another practical question. Murcia sits at 43 m above sea level on the plain of the huerta, with the Segura crossing it from west to east. The terrain is largely flat, which suits short walks during recovery. The city has had a public bicycle system, MuyBici, since April 2015. Cycling is a form of exercise with a forward-leaning posture, so it belongs with the sports that should wait until the doctor gives approval. In the first weeks, walking at your own pace is the sensible way to get around.

Heat, sun and the scar: what Murcia's sunshine means for a healing incision

Murcia is one of the sunniest places in Spain's statistics: 3,077 hours of sun a year, with 366 in July and 180 in December. Another set of figures, from the Guadalupe observatory, gives 3,068 hours. Average annual relative humidity is 57 %. Rain is rare, with 281.9 mm a year over 34 days with at least 1 mm. July is the driest month at just 1.2 mm, and September is the wettest at 37.6 mm. For someone healing from a tummy tuck, this combination of strong sun, low rainfall and dry air is relevant to the scar and to comfort under a compression garment.

The scar of a classic tummy tuck runs across the lower abdomen from hip to hip, below the underwear or swimsuit line. A mini tummy tuck leaves a much shorter one. According to the service text, the scar is fully mature by 12 months, when it fades and is barely noticeable. During that year the skin is still changing, and in a region with so many hours of sunshine the question of how to protect it is practical, not abstract. The text sets one firm limit: for at least a month, avoid sauna, steam bath, pool and tanning beds, along with alcohol and smoking. Beyond that, ask the doctor during the consultation how you should shield the scar and the abdomen from direct sun during the months of healing, and follow those instructions rather than general advice from the internet.

Why the sun matters is simple to picture. In the first weeks you are wearing a binder and often loose clothing. If you choose a date in November or December 2026, the weeks of the strictest restrictions fall during the months with the fewest sun hours, and the scar will be several months old by the time the long bright days arrive. If instead the operation is in May or June, the scar is young just as the highest sun and the hottest weather arrive. Swimsuit season begins while the incision is still pink and the swelling has not fully gone down. Neither choice is wrong, but the second asks for more discipline, more shade and perhaps more patience about the beach.

Heat also affects the compression period. The binder is worn for 1.5–2 months, and the guidance is to keep to that period. In the July and August range of 34 °C highs and 21–22 °C nights, the garment is less comfortable, and a person is more likely to be tempted to take it off. Seasonal planning is therefore partly about being honest regarding how you cope with heat. If you already find summer difficult, a winter or early spring date makes the compression easier to keep. The coolest months have a mean low of 5.3 °C in January, with frost rare and snow nearly absent at 0.1 days a year, so you will not face winter conditions that complicate recovery either.

Finally, remember that the final result is assessed at 6–12 months, once the tissues have fully adapted. Whichever month you choose for the operation, the full picture only appears after a whole cycle of seasons. Photographs sent to the coordinator at the check-ups after 7 days, 3 months and 6 months give a record of how the scar and contour develop. Taking them in the same light, at the same distance, makes the comparison more meaningful.

Family routines, children and the weeks of limited lifting

A tummy tuck is often considered after pregnancy or weight loss, so many patients have children at home. The service text lists stretched skin after pregnancy and rectus abdominis diastasis among the usual reasons for the operation. It also states that childbirth should come before surgery. A pregnancy after a tummy tuck is possible, but it stretches the repaired muscles again, so the operation is best planned once your family is complete. This is worth discussing openly at the consultation, since the plan depends on your future intentions.

Daily life with children is, in physical terms, a lot of lifting. Toddlers need carrying, buggies need folding, school bags need hoisting, and a child who has fallen needs to be picked up in a hurry. During the first 2–3 weeks, heavy lifting and sudden movements are not allowed, and for 2–3 months the limit on heavy lifting remains. The practical conclusion is that you need a plan for who does the lifting. Spouses, grandparents, or other relatives can take over for that period. If your children are small, ask yourself honestly whether you can arrange help for a stretch of several weeks. Many people find this is the most decisive factor in picking a date, ahead of the weather or the calendar.

Murcia's school and festival rhythm helps with such a plan. The city's Fiestas de Primavera in the week after Easter, the pedanía fiestas in June and September, and the Feria de Septiembre all tend to bring relatives together. If extended family come to town for a celebration, it can be a good moment for a relative to stay and help. Equally, these are poor moments for you to be lifting children onto your shoulders or standing in a crowd. The sensible approach is to schedule the operation so that your hardest first weeks do not coincide with the busiest family events, and to arrange helpers in advance. With the municipality spread over 881.86 km2, with the huerta and outlying pedanías, a relative may live some distance away, and it is worth settling who will actually be in the house on the days after you come home from the ward.

Two further family points come from the service text. First, sleeping on your back with your knees bent is advised at first, which means that sharing a bed with a small child who climbs on top of you is unwise during that period. Plan for the child to sleep elsewhere for a while. Second, the pre-operation check-up includes blood tests, ECG, leg vein ultrasound, and consultations with a GP and anaesthetist, and tests are usually valid for 10–14 days. Arranging childcare for those appointments is a small but real task, so build it into the schedule rather than leaving it for the day before.

Recovery is also emotional. People often feel that after the operation they should be back to normal quickly, yet the text is plain that swelling and tightness pass by 1.5–2 months and the final contour appears at 6–12 months. First changes show about 2 weeks after surgery, when the main swelling subsides. Tell your family that this is a gradual process, so that nobody expects an instant transformation. A realistic shared expectation prevents disappointment during the in-between weeks.

Planning online from Murcia: how coverage works for cosmetic surgery and what to prepare

The consultation takes place online, and coordinators reply round the clock on WhatsApp and Telegram. You send photos, get a free assessment from the doctor and a price, and confirm the plan and dates before anything is booked. The price is fixed in the contract and covers scheduled dressings, post-operation check-ups, a personal coordinator, compression garments fitted on the day of surgery, a stay in a comfortable hospital ward with meals, individual recovery recommendations and remote monitoring by photos. For a resident of a city with roughly 472,000 inhabitants in the municipality (471,982 in 2024), and a metropolitan area of 672,773 in 2020, this means that planning can happen from home, in the evening, without arranging time off for a first appointment.

It helps to understand how the Spanish health system treats this kind of operation, because many patients assume it might be covered. The common portfolio of services of the national health system, set out in Royal Decree 1030/2006, does not finance techniques whose purpose is mere aesthetic or cosmetic improvement. Procedures with an aesthetic purpose that are unrelated to an accident, illness or congenital malformation are excluded from specialised care. In plain terms, cosmetic surgery is outside the public system. The same text covers breast implants and skin expanders, which are included as reparative implants but not when used in cosmetic surgery without such a link. So if you are planning a tummy tuck for contour reasons, expect to arrange it privately, and ask your insurer, if you have one, how it treats elective procedures before you assume anything.

The public waiting figures show why some people look for a defined plan rather than waiting in a queue. As of 31 December 2025, the national surgical waiting list stood at 853,509 patients with a mean wait of 121 days, and 21.6 % had waited more than six months, although a later correction note exists. Plastic surgery had the longest mean wait of any specialty, at 269 days. In the Región de Murcia, 34,197 patients were in structural surgical waiting at that date, which is 21.52 per 1,000 inhabitants, with a mean of 103 days. These figures describe the public system for medical indications. They do not mean a tummy tuck is available there, but they explain the context in which many people prefer a clear schedule agreed in advance.

Weight is another subject on which the facts help. The 2020 European Health Survey recorded obesity in 16.0 % of adults in Spain and overweight in 37.6 %, with 53.6 % above normal weight. The common portfolio includes adjustable gastric band surgery for adults with a BMI above 40 kg/m2, or above 35 with a significant comorbidity, after conservative alternatives have failed. A tummy tuck is a different operation. The service text says plainly that it is not a way to lose weight, and that surgery is done at a stable weight. If your weight is still changing, the advice is to see a dietitian or endocrinologist first. Someone who has lost a lot of weight is a typical candidate once the weight has stabilised, since loose skin and skin folds after weight loss are among the indications listed.

Preparation is practical. Smoking, alcohol and medicines affecting blood clotting are stopped 7–10 days before the operation. The pre-operation list covers blood and urine tests, a coagulation panel, biochemistry, infection tests, ECG, chest X-ray, leg vein ultrasound and a GP's report, and the doctor gives the exact list at the consultation. The operation is not suitable for people with acute infections, severe heart, kidney or liver disease, blood-clotting problems, decompensated diabetes, cancer, skin inflammation in the operative area, pregnancy or nursing, or anyone under 18. If your case can be solved without surgery, the doctor will say so at the consultation.

Which season in Murcia is easiest for the first weeks of compression?

The coolest months are the easiest. January has an average high of 17.2 °C and a low of 5.3 °C, so a binder worn day and night is comfortable. The service text says the binder is worn for 1.5–2 months, and July and August bring highs of 34.3 and 34.5 °C, which make the same garment harder to keep on. A summer date is still possible, but it calls for a cool bedroom and fewer outings. Describe your own tolerance of heat during the consultation and the coordinator will help you choose a date.

Can I plan an operation around the Fiestas de Primavera or the Feria de Septiembre?

Yes, by counting back from the event. In 2027 the Bando de la Huerta falls on Tuesday 30 March and the Entierro de la Sardina on Saturday 3 April, and the Feria de Septiembre takes place in the first half of September. The service text says most swelling goes within 30 days, office work resumes after 2–3 weeks, and heavy lifting and sport stay off-limits for 2–3 months. Crowds and jostling are not advisable during the strictest weeks, so leave a comfortable gap before the celebration you care about.

How should I protect the scar given how sunny Murcia is?

The city has about 3,077 hours of sun a year, with 366 in July, so the question is a real one. The service text says the scar is fully mature at 12 months, when it fades and is barely noticeable, and that sauna, steam bath, pool and tanning beds are to be avoided for at least a month. For detailed sun protection of the incision, ask the doctor during the consultation and follow the individual recommendations given for recovery, since the right advice depends on your skin and on the technique chosen.

Will the public health system cover a tummy tuck in the Región de Murcia?

In general, no. The common portfolio of the national health system excludes techniques done for mere aesthetic or cosmetic improvement, and procedures with an aesthetic purpose unrelated to an accident, illness or congenital malformation are left out of specialised care. For that reason a tummy tuck for contour is arranged privately. If you hold a private insurance policy, ask the insurer in writing how it treats elective procedures before you plan around it. The online consultation itself is free, with no obligation to book surgery.

I have young children. How do I manage the weeks when lifting is not allowed?

Arrange help before the operation. Heavy lifting and sudden movements are not allowed during the first 2–3 weeks, and the limit on heavy lifting lasts 2–3 months. That includes carrying a toddler, folding a buggy and hoisting school bags. Ask a spouse, relative or friend to take over these tasks, and keep in mind that sleeping on your back with knees bent is advised at first, so a child should not share your bed. Tell the coordinator about your household so the date can be chosen with this in mind.

Can I return to a physical job after two or three weeks?

Not necessarily. The figure of 2–3 weeks refers to office work. Sports, sauna and heavy lifting remain off-limits for 2–3 months, so a job that involves lifting, carrying or long periods on your feet needs a longer break or temporary lighter duties. Describe your typical shift to the doctor during the consultation, and discuss with your employer in advance how the leave or the change of tasks can be arranged.

Does weight matter more here, given how many adults in Spain are above normal weight?

The national survey of 2020 found obesity in 16.0 % of adults and overweight in 37.6 %, but the rule for a tummy tuck is individual. The operation is not a way to lose weight, and it is done at a stable weight. If your weight is still changing, the service text recommends seeing a dietitian or endocrinologist first. A stable weight also helps the result last, since the abdomen only stretches again with significant weight gain. Photos sent to the coordinator help the doctor judge whether the moment is right.

Can I ride a bike around the city during recovery?

Not at first. Murcia is flat, at 43 m above sea level, and has had the MuyBici public bicycle system since April 2015, so cycling is a common way to get around. However, sport resumes gradually and only with the doctor's approval, and sports and heavy lifting are off-limits for 2–3 months. Walking at an easy pace is the sensible choice in the early weeks. Ask at the check-ups after 7 days, 3 months and 6 months when cycling is acceptable in your case.