Tummy tuck
Successful weight loss or pregnancy in combination with the desire to finally wear figure-hugging clothing or a bikini again can be the reason for a tummy tuck.
Shortly
Shortly
Operation duration
approx. 2-3 hours
Hospital stay
1-2 nights
Anaesthesia
General anesthesia
Socially acceptable
approx. 14 days
Follow-up treatment
2-3 appointments
A tummy tuck or tummy tuck is a major surgical procedure. The operation usually requires a relatively long skin incision. However, this is placed precisely and as invisibly as possible in the natural skin folds. The excess skin can only recede to a certain extent. The navel remains attached to the muscles and in its original position or is brought into this position. Our specialists in plastic surgery will be happy to advise you on your planned tummy tuck.
Operation
A tummy tuck or tummy tuck is a major surgical procedure. The operation usually requires a relatively long skin incision. However, this is placed precisely and as invisibly as possible in the natural folds of the skin. Excess skin and fatty tissue are removed. The navel remains attached to the muscles and in its original position or is brought into this position. Lower abdomen lift - minor surgery for bikini figure. Often only the skin below the navel is slack. This is often the case after pregnancy. Here only the lower stomach is tightened to get a flat and tight stomach again.
After the operation
After the operation, if possible, the abdomen should not be strained for a few days and ideally the legs should be slightly bent so that the seam is not stressed. It is also advisable to wear a compression garment for the first few weeks. Light activities, such as working in the office, can be resumed after about 14 days. Heavy work and sports after 4 weeks, although abdominal training should definitely be suspended for longer.
Institute for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
Institute for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
The Institute for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at the Glückstadt Hospital deals with functional, cosmetic, shape-changing and restorative procedures.
Surgical interventions are carried out in this area for both aesthetic and functional reasons.
In order to work as a doctor in this field in Germany, further training as a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery must be completed.
Dr. Bönke
Specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery
Career
After completing his medical studies at the University of Kiel, Dr. Bönke initially worked there and completed basic surgical training in cardiac and vascular surgery at the Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital in Kiel. In 2015, he then switched to the clinic for plastic and hand surgery with a center for severe burns at the St. Georg Hospital in Leipzig. In 2017 he followed Prof. Dragu to the University Hospital in Dresden, where he played a key role in founding the Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, where he most recently worked as senior physician. Since 2023 Dr. Bönke leads together with Prof. Dr. Said the Institute for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at Glückstadt Hospital.
Since 2015 Dr. Bönke works exclusively in plastic and aesthetic surgery. In addition to the reconstruction and restoration of the body shape using free tissue transfer and hand surgery, he specialized in body shaping and tightening operations after weight loss.
Dr. Bönke is a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery and a member of the German Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRÄC). He also has an additional qualification in hand surgery.
Indications
Abdominoplasty / tummy tuck
thigh lift
upper arm lift
body lift
liposuction
Liposuction for lipoedema
scar corrections
Local flaps
(Free flap plastics)
Hand Surgery:
Secondary tendon reconstruction
Tendon transfer / tendon rearrangement
Nerve sutures / nerve reconstruction / nerve transplant
Annular ligament release in tendovaginitis stenosans (snap fingers)
extensor tendon cleavage
Nerve decompression (e.g. carpal tunnel, loge de gyon, sulcus ulnaris)
Ganglion
M. Dupuytren
