Going abroad for body contouring after major weight loss

Once the weight is off, the loose skin left behind is its own problem, and a tummy tuck or full body lift to remove it is rarely funded and often carries a long wait at home. That pushes some people to look overseas, whether for a shorter timeline, a lower quoted price, or a particular surgeon who does a high number of post-weight-loss cases. This page lists clinics and hospitals that come up for this kind of surgery, plus one Thailand agency, so you can start your own comparisons. It endorses no clinic and no surgeon, and it is not medical advice.

Providers

Thailand Beauty

Bangkok, Thailand · medical-travel agency

Thailand Beauty is a Bangkok-based medical-travel agency that arranges post-weight-loss body-contouring surgery for overseas patients at JCI-accredited Thai hospitals. It pairs the patient with a board-certified plastic surgeon, books the procedure and hospital stay, and handles the consultation, quotation, interpreting, accommodation, and recovery support. The agency arranges the treatment; the surgery is carried out by the partner hospital's surgeons.

Accreditation: Partner hospitals hold JCI
Based in: Bangkok, Thailand

PLASTIKS (Dr. Rafael Camberos)

Tijuana, Mexico · clinic

A Tijuana clinic near the San Diego border that focuses on body contouring, tummy tuck, liposuction and mommy makeover procedures.

Accreditation: AMCPER board-certified; ASPS international member

Suarez MD (Dr. Luis Suárez)

Tijuana, Mexico · clinic

A Tijuana practice working specifically in post-bariatric body contouring, body lifts, mommy makeovers and breast augmentation.

Accreditation: board-certified plastic surgeon; ASPS member

FORMÉ Clinic

Prague, Czechia · clinic

A Prague clinic offering liposuction and body sculpting alongside breast augmentation and rhinoplasty for international patients.

Accreditation: nationally licensed

HC Marbella International Hospital

Marbella, Spain · hospital

A Marbella hospital whose plastic surgery team handles abdominoplasty and mommy makeover work with accredited surgeons.

Accreditation: nationally licensed (Spanish Ministry of Health)

Listing order is not a ranking. This is general information, not a recommendation of any individual provider.