Where is a Tummy Tuck performed? Do you need to have surgery in a hospital or can it be done in the doctors office?

There are geographic differences. On the East Coast and Midwest, these surgeries are done at the hospital mainly. On the West Coast, most are done in ambulatory surgery centers or in office surgical facilities of the surgeon. Dr. Gottlieb explained this eloquently, I do not need to repeat it. I perform all my tummy tucks and all other major cosmetic surgeries in my AAAASF accredited in office surgical suite, since 1996. See a board certified plastic surgeon for an in person consultation/evaluation. Good luck.

An abdominoplasty is performed to improve the
contour of the belly by removing excess skin and fat and by tightening lax
abdominal muscles. There are two main types of abdominoplasties – the mini and
full. A mini abdominoplasty is a fine-tuning procedure performed
for a small subset of patients who have no abdominal wall laxity, no excess
skin above the belly button, and a small pouch of excess skin and fat below the
belly button. For those patients needing only a small mini abdominoplasty, excision under local in the office may be an option. In contrast, a typical full
abdominoplasty is often performed after bearing children or after moderate weight
loss. It can be a powerful procedure that can flatten and remove excess skin
and fat from both above and below the belly button and tighten the abdominal
muscles. It is most often done within the controlled environment of an accredited surgery center (either stand alone or associated with the surgeons office) or a hospital. A detailed examination will help delineate the best
surgical treatment. Consultation with a plastic surgeon would be the next best
step.

Tummy tucks are usually performed in outpatient operating facilities.  I would schedule a consultation if you are interested in a tummy tuck.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA