Body — Treatment
The wall,
put back together.
Loose skin, separated abdominal muscles, a midline that no longer holds — abdominoplasty is the surgical answer to changes that diet, fitness and time cannot reverse on their own.
What it is & what it isn't
An abdominoplasty removes loose abdominal skin, repairs diastasis recti (the gap between the vertical abdominal muscles, common after pregnancy), and reshapes the midline. The scar runs hip to hip, placed low enough to live entirely under underwear.
What it isn't
Not weight loss. Not a six-pack guarantee — that is still your work to do. The surgery restores the architecture; the surface is yours to maintain. We will tell you honestly if you are better served by another year of training first.
The practical detail
What you are actually committing to.
- Procedure time
- Typically 3–4 hours
- Anaesthesia
- General
- Stay in Antalya
- Typically 5–7 days
- Flying home
- Typically 10–12 days
- Light exercise
- Typically 4–6 weeks
- Full exercise
- Typically 2–3 months
- Final result
- Typically 6–9 months
- Scarring
- Hip to hip, below the bikini line
- Permanence
- Permanent, with weight stability
These figures are typical ranges, for planning your trip. Your own treatment and recovery timeline is assessed and decided by Dr. Meral — at consultation, and again as your healing progresses.
How it unfolds
The consultation
What needs to come off (skin), what needs to come together (muscle), and whether the navel needs repositioning. We examine you standing, sitting, and contracting — the static abdomen tells one story, the contracted abdomen tells the other.
The plan
Pre-operative markings drawn while you stand. The low scar position is decided in collaboration with you — we choose where your underwear sits, not the other way around.
The surgery
Excess skin removed below the navel. The vertical abdominal muscles (rectus) plicated back to the midline, restoring the fascial architecture that pregnancy stretched. New navel position created. Drains placed.
The first night
Flat-back position with knees slightly bent — the so-called 'beach chair' position. Compression garment from the operating room. You will stand on day one, walk slightly bent forward, and straighten over the following week.
Recovery
The hardest 72 hours of any aesthetic surgery — said honestly, so you can prepare for it. By day five, you are walking comfortably bent forward. By day ten, you are upright. Drains stay five to seven days. Compression garment six to eight weeks. The result emerges over three to six months as the swelling settles. You will doubt the result at week three. You will recognise it at month three. You will own it at month six.
A typical course, not a promise — healing differs from person to person. Dr. Meral reviews you at each follow-up and decides when each step is right for you.
This may be for you if
- You have loose abdominal skin that doesn't respond to exercise
- You have, or suspect, diastasis recti — the gap between vertical abdominal muscles
- You're at a stable weight, with a realistic plan to maintain it
- You understand the scar — long, well-placed, permanent
- You have someone at home for the first week
This is not for you if
- You're hoping to skip diet and exercise — surgery does not replace either
- You still have significant weight to lose — your result is better after the weight is stable
- You smoke and aren't willing to stop for six weeks before and after — healing is significantly compromised
- You're planning more children — recurrent diastasis is highly likely
- You imagine a flat stomach without scars — the trade is real; we will be honest about it
Begin
A conversation,
not a quote.
- +90 532 508 39 50
- info@mertmeral.com
- Hours
- Monday — Saturday · 09:00 — 19:00 (UTC+3)