Abdominoplasty Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of abdominoplasty in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for abdominoplasty in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If one area is treated and you go home the same day, your bill is likely to be closer to $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if several procedures are combined, the operation takes longer, you stay overnight or you choose a more senior surgeon.

When comparing Chennai packages for abdominoplasty, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Dressings, splints or garments
• GST
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Abdominoplasty, the medical name for a tummy tuck, removes excess skin and fat from the lower abdomen and tightens the muscles of the abdominal wall.

Abdominoplasty removes skin and fat and tightens the muscles, a panniculectomy removes only the hanging apron of skin and is described by BAPRAS as chiefly functional, and a lower body lift takes skin away all around the waist after large weight loss.

The tummy tuck page covers full and mini versions.

Pregnancy can pull the two vertical stomach muscles apart, and if the gap stays despite physiotherapy they can be stitched together during abdominoplasty, frequently with repair of a small umbilical hernia at the same time.

In the NHS description, a tummy tuck takes 2 to 5 hours under general anaesthetic, a compression garment is worn for about 6 weeks and most patients need 4 to 6 weeks off work.

Fitness to fly: aviation guidance does not give a figure for cosmetic surgery, so book your flight after the wound check and move around the cabin regularly.

In Chennai, the price of abdominoplasty is generally built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: blood work, an ECG and an anaesthetic review.
• Theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on operating time.
• Surgeon's fee: which reflects experience.
• GST: may be charged, because cosmetic surgery does not count as exempt healthcare.
• Type of operation: abdominoplasty, panniculectomy or body lift.
• Muscle or hernia repair: if needed.
• Anaesthetic and stay: general, a few nights.
• Garments and follow-up: for a number of weeks.

Cosmetic surgery in Chennai is generally self-funded, so ask whether the price covers GST, anaesthetist fees, support garments and follow-up appointments.

Plastic surgery in Chennai is offered in hospitals and day-care clinics, and for any procedure under general anaesthetic it is safer to choose a setting with intensive care on site.

Hospitals in Chennai can hold NABH accreditation, India's national quality standard set by a board of the Quality Council of India and itself accredited by ISQua, and the NABH website shows whether an accreditation is still valid.

Before booking cosmetic surgery in Chennai, find the surgeon on the Indian Medical Register run by the National Medical Commission and ask which state council registration they hold.

Chennai was called Madras until the Tamil Nadu government changed the name in 1996, so older documents and some hospital paperwork may still use the earlier name.