How Much Does a Tummy Tuck Cost in London? (2026 Prices)

How much does a tummy tuck cost? A tummy tuck — known clinically as an abdominoplasty — at Centre for Surgery starts from £6,950 for a mini tummy tuck. A full tummy tuck, including abdominal muscle repair, with liposuction of the abdomen and flanks where your surgeon recommends it, is from £10,500, an extended tummy tuck (after major weight loss) is from £14,000, and a fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty is priced at consultation. Your exact price is confirmed in writing after your in-person consultation.

A tummy tuck removes excess abdominal skin and fat and tightens separated abdominal muscles (diastasis recti) — most commonly after pregnancy or significant weight loss. Unlike many clinics, where your surgeon recommends liposuction or muscle repair alongside your tummy tuck, both are included in your written quote rather than charged for separately. This 2026 guide breaks down the price tiers, what’s included, what drives the cost, the NHS position, and how to spread the payments.

How much does a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) cost in the UK and London?

Pricing depends mainly on the type of tummy tuck, which reflects how much skin is removed and whether the upper abdomen and flanks are involved. Whether you search for “tummy tuck” or “abdominoplasty” — the clinical name for the same procedure — the pricing and technique are identical. The average cost of a tummy tuck UK-wide sits somewhere between £4,000 and £12,000 and above, though an average is a poor guide here because the figure depends almost entirely on which type of abdominoplasty you need. Abdominoplasty cost UK-wide spans that whole range, and tummy tuck prices UK clinics publish are rarely like-for-like, because what is bundled into the headline figure differs from one provider to the next.

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These are guide prices. Compared with other London and UK private providers, our mini tummy tuck starting price gives access to a lower-cost entry tier — several other providers only publish a single flat starting figure of £10,000 or more, without a mini option for patients whose laxity is limited to the lower abdomen. Your full itemised quotation is confirmed once your surgeon has assessed you and agreed the surgical plan.

A price tells you what a tummy tuck costs, not what the scar looks like or where it sits. Our tummy tuck before and after photos show real patient results, and how to read these photos explains what to look for. Our guide to tummy tuck scars covers scar placement, how to minimise its appearance before and after surgery, and what can be done if you remain unhappy with it.

What’s included in the price?

Your quote is all-inclusive. Importantly, it covers things many clinics charge for separately:

• Liposuction of the abdomen and flanks, where your surgeon recommends it for a more complete contour
• Abdominal muscle repair (diastasis recti correction) where needed
• In-depth consultation with your surgeon (£100, redeemable against the procedure cost)
• Pre-operative medical assessment
• Surgeon’s fee, anaesthetist’s fee, and theatre time at our CQC-regulated Baker Street facility
• TIVA anaesthesia, administered by a consultant anaesthetist
• Surgical drains, removed at 2–3 days
• Same-day discharge and your surgeon’s direct number for the first 24 hours
• Drain removal at 2–3 days, wound check at 7–10 days, surgeon review at 6 weeks, and a 3-month assessment
• A dedicated patient coordinator throughout

Two things are charged separately and confirmed in advance: your compression garment, worn for six weeks, and any prescribed medications on discharge.

What’s the difference between the types — and how does it affect cost?

• Mini tummy tuck (from £6,950): removes loose skin below the belly button only, for localised lower-abdominal laxity in people at a healthy, stable weight. Shorter incision, no belly-button repositioning, faster recovery — so it’s the lowest-cost option.
• Full tummy tuck (from £10,500): addresses the whole abdomen, repairs the muscles, and repositions the umbilicus, with liposuction of the abdomen and flanks included where your surgeon recommends it.
• Full tummy tuck + 360° liposuction (from £13,500): as above, with the liposuction extended to the lower back so the whole circumference is contoured — narrowing the waist from behind as well as in front.
• Extended tummy tuck (from £14,000): the incision continues around the flanks to remove skin from the sides and lower back — for post-weight-loss patients with more extensive laxity.
• Fleur-de-lis (at consultation): adds a vertical incision to remove skin in both directions after massive weight loss.

Does the price include liposuction? Tummy tuck plus lipo cost

Yes, where your surgeon recommends it, and this is worth being explicit about, since “tummy tuck and lipo cost” is one of the most common follow-up questions patients ask when comparing quotes. At many clinics, liposuction of the abdomen and flanks is an optional add-on billed separately from the base tummy tuck price, which can make an initially lower headline figure misleading once it’s added. At Centre for Surgery, where your surgeon recommends liposuction of the abdomen and flanks alongside a full or extended tummy tuck, it is included in your written quote and built into the £10,500 and £14,000 starting prices above, so there is nothing to add on for that contouring.

Full tummy tuck with 360° liposuction — from £13,500

There is one genuine step up, and it is worth understanding what you are actually buying. The liposuction included where recommended treats the abdomen and flanks — the areas immediately adjacent to the skin being removed, contoured so the result blends rather than leaving a step at the edges of the treated zone.

Extending it to full 360° liposuction adds the lower back, treating the whole circumference as one zone. That is not simply more of the same: it narrows the waist from behind as well as in front, addresses the roll that sits above the waistband, and produces a genuinely circumferential result rather than a flat front with an untouched back. Our guide to tummy tuck results explains what separates a good result from a great one, and how to keep it.

The reason it carries a £2,000 premium rather than being absorbed is positional. A tummy tuck is performed with you lying on your back. The lower back cannot be treated in that position, so the liposuction is done first with you turned, before you are repositioned for the abdominoplasty itself. That repositioning, and the additional treated area, adds meaningful theatre time and anaesthetic time to an already long operation. It is the same constraint that prevents us combining a tummy tuck with a BBL in one session.

Whether you need it is an assessment. If your concern is confined to the front and liposuction of the abdomen and flanks will contour it adequately, a full tummy tuck at £10,500 is the right operation and your surgeon will say so.

How your BMI and weight-loss history affect the price

This is the single biggest reason two people are quoted differently for what sounds like the same operation, and it is rarely explained. The starting prices above assume favourable anatomy: a BMI in the region of 25 or below, stable weight, and skin laxity confined to the abdomen. Most patients quoted at the entry figure fall into that group.

Why a higher BMI costs more

It is not a surcharge. Higher BMI means more tissue, and more tissue means a longer, more demanding operation:

• More fat to remove. Any liposuction included has more volume to treat across a larger surface area, which adds directly to theatre time.
• A thicker flap to elevate and redrape. The abdominal flap is heavier and less forgiving, and the closure sits under greater tension.
• Longer in theatre and under anaesthetic. Which increases the anaesthetist’s involvement and the facility cost.
• Higher seroma risk. Larger dissection surfaces produce more fluid, so drains often stay in longer and follow-up is more intensive.

Above a BMI of 30 the quote moves up meaningfully. Above 35 we generally will not operate at all — not for pricing reasons but for safety ones, because wound healing and anaesthetic risk rise sharply and the complication profile of a long incision under tension becomes unacceptable. Where that applies, your surgeon will say so and recommend reassessment after weight loss rather than proceeding.

Why post-weight-loss patients sit in the higher tiers

If you have lost a significant amount of weight — through diet, GLP-1 medication, or bariatric surgery — you are solving a different problem from someone with post-pregnancy laxity, and it is usually a bigger one.

The skin has been stretched and has lost elastic recoil permanently, so there is more of it to remove and it does not retract to help you. The laxity rarely stops at the abdomen: it typically extends around the flanks and into the lower back, which is why post-weight-loss patients so often need an extended tummy tuck (from £14,000) or a fleur-de-lis rather than a standard full tummy tuck. The tissue itself is often thinner and less well vascularised after major weight loss, which makes healing slower and the surgery more exacting.

So the higher price is not a post-weight-loss premium — it reflects landing in a more extensive tier by anatomy. A post-bariatric patient whose laxity genuinely is confined to the lower abdomen is quoted for a mini tummy tuck like anyone else.

The practical point: losing weight first can lower your quote

This is worth saying plainly, because it is the one variable you control. Reaching a stable weight closer to a BMI of 25 before surgery may move you down a tier — and beyond the cost, it produces a better result and a safer operation. Weight should then be stable for at least six months before proceeding; further significant loss afterwards creates new laxity and can undo what you have paid for.

The same applies to 360° liposuction, where BMI drives the price even more directly, since you are paying for fat removal itself rather than skin excision. Liposuction is a contouring procedure, not a weight-loss tool — there is a practical ceiling on what can safely be removed in one session, and above it the honest answer is that weight loss first will give you a better outcome than a larger operation would. Your surgeon will tell you at consultation if that applies.

Why does a tummy tuck cost more than liposuction?

They solve different problems. Liposuction removes fat but doesn’t tighten loose skin or repair separated muscles — so it’s less involved and lower cost (see the liposuction cost guide). A tummy tuck removes excess skin, repairs the abdominal wall and, where recommended, contours with liposuction in one operation, which is why it sits higher on the price scale. If your main issue is fat rather than loose skin, liposuction alone may be the more cost-effective choice — your surgeon will advise at consultation.

Why is a tummy tuck cheaper in Turkey — and is it worth it?

Tummy tuck Turkey cost is typically quoted at £2,500–£4,000 including flights and hotel, against £6,000–£12,000 in the UK. The gap is real and it is not mysterious: staff costs, facility costs, insurance and regulatory overheads are all lower, and the exchange rate does the rest. Plenty of people travel and are happy with the result.

What the headline figure does not price in is what happens if something goes wrong, and abdominoplasty is the procedure where that question matters most. It is a long operation with a long incision under tension, and the common complications — wound breakdown, seroma, infection, poor scarring — declare themselves at seven to fourteen days, which is usually after you have flown home.

Four things to weigh before comparing on price alone:

• Aftercare distance. Your drain removal, wound check and six-week review are all in the UK if you have surgery here, and on a video call if you do not. A wound that is separating needs hands on it, not a photograph.
• Flying after surgery. Abdominoplasty carries one of the higher VTE risks in cosmetic surgery, and long-haul flights compound it. Most UK surgeons advise against flying for a period that is longer than a typical surgical holiday.
• Who fixes it. NHS trusts treat complications from surgery abroad as emergencies, but they will not perform revision surgery for a cosmetic result, and UK private surgeons are often reluctant to take on another surgeon’s revision. Revision abdominoplasty typically costs more than the primary operation did.
• What you are comparing. Check whether the quote includes muscle repair and liposuction, or whether — as with some UK quotes — those are extras that close the gap considerably once added.

None of this means surgery abroad is the wrong choice for everyone. It means the honest comparison is total cost including the risk of revision, not the headline figure.

Can you get a tummy tuck on the NHS or through insurance?

In most cases a tummy tuck is classed as cosmetic and isn’t funded by the NHS, and private medical insurance doesn’t typically cover it. That includes the major UK insurers — tummy tuck cost Bupa, AXA or Vitality policies will cover is normally nil for a cosmetic abdominoplasty, though a documented functional problem is assessed on its own merits. Limited NHS funding may be considered where there’s a documented functional problem — for example a significant skin overhang (pannus) causing recurrent skin infections that haven’t responded to other treatment — assessed on clinical grounds and subject to local policies. As a cosmetic procedure it’s self-funded, which is why finance is a popular option.

Can a tummy tuck be combined with other procedures?

Yes — and combining in one session means one anaesthetic, one recovery, and one set of facility costs. The most popular combination is the mummy makeover (tummy tuck plus breast augmentation or a breast lift), addressing the two areas most affected by pregnancy together. If you are weighing that combination against a package overseas, our guide to the mummy makeover abroad compares Turkey prices with the UK honestly. 360° liposuction, and in post-weight-loss patients an arm lift or thigh lift, can also be staged alongside. Combined procedures are quoted as a package at consultation.

Tummy tuck finance: can you pay monthly?

You can pay in full or spread the cost with finance through Chrysalis Finance, subject to status. Plans and a representative example are on our finance options page, and a patient coordinator can talk you through them on 020 7993 4849.

Why choose Centre for Surgery for a tummy tuck?

• GMC-registered surgeons: all abdominoplasty is performed by GMC-registered surgeons — we don’t use non-specialist practitioners for surgery.
• Liposuction and muscle repair included where needed: liposuction of the abdomen and flanks where your surgeon recommends it, and diastasis recti repair where needed, are part of the price rather than costly add-ons.
• Accessible mini tummy tuck tier: from £6,950, well below the flat £10,000+ starting price some other providers quote for all abdominoplasty procedures regardless of extent.
• Day-case abdominoplasty: we’re one of a small number of UK providers performing full tummy tucks on a same-day-discharge basis, so you recover at home from the outset.
• TIVA anaesthesia administered by a consultant anaesthetist throughout.
• CQC-regulated private hospital: our Baker Street hospital is independently inspected and rated “Good” by the Care Quality Commission.
• Two-week cooling-off period as standard, and finance through Chrysalis Finance.

Book your tummy tuck consultation

• Phone: 020 7993 4849
• Email: contact@centreforsurgery.com
• Address: 95-97 Baker Street, Marylebone, London W1U 6RN
• Contact us to schedule your consultation

Your initial in-person consultation is £100, redeemable against the cost of surgery if you proceed.

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