What is the NHS policy on tummy tucks?
Abdominoplasties (tummy tucks) and apronectomies ('mini' tummy tucks) for patients who have lost a significant amount of weight and have been left with an overhang of skin is not generally supported unless exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated.
These circumstances must address a specific clinical need where treatments have failed (for example, where the patient experiences persistent and recurring infections within the folds of the skin that have failed to respond to treatment).
Cases that may be considered by the Individual Funding Request Panel (IFR) as 'exceptional' should have achieved a stable BMI between 18 and 27 g/m2 and be suffering from severe functional problems.
For example:
• Recurrent intertrigo beneath the skin fold
• Experiencing severe difficulties with daily living i.e. ambulatory restrictions
• Where previous post trauma or surgical scarring (usually midline vertical)
Source: NHS