About Tummy Tuck NZ
tummytuck.co.nz is an independent New Zealand information directory connecting prospective tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) patients with FRACS-registered plastic surgeons.
We are not a medical practice, hospital, or surgical facility. We do not employ doctors, perform procedures, or provide medical advice. We connect you with surgeons who are independently registered, qualified, and responsible for their own clinical practice.
What we do
We publish independently-researched information about tummy tuck surgery in New Zealand: realistic 2026 pricing ($13,500-$22,000 full / $8,000-$14,000 mini), the recovery timeline, what's funded vs self-pay, how to verify a surgeon's credentials, and how to compare quotes. We surface FRACS-registered plastic surgery clinics from our partner directory ClinicCompare, with no curation beyond a transparent ranking formula.
If you submit a consultation request through our /quote form, we share your details with up to three FRACS-registered plastic surgeons in your region under Rule 11 of the Health Information Privacy Code 2020. You decide who to consult with; we don't book the appointment for you.
What we don't do
- We don't pay-to-play. Surgeons cannot pay for higher rankings. Our published ranking formula is
log10(Google review count + 1) + NZAPS-listing-bonus. There is no “featured surgeon” tier and no editorial rank-for-fee arrangement. - We don't use the words “best”, “leading”, or “top” as superlatives in body copy. ASA Therapeutic Code compliance — see the sources page for the codes we work to.
- We don't fabricate. We do not invent surgeons, ratings, review counts, hospital names, or patient testimonials. Every clinic on the site is independently verifiable on the MCNZ register, NZAPS Find-a-Surgeon, and Google Places.
- We don't sell your data. Lead data is shared only with FRACS-registered NZ surgeons under explicit HIPC Rule 11 consent. We don't use a CRM, an email-marketing platform, or any retargeting / advertising pixel. See /privacy-policy section 2.1 for the exact data we collect.
How the data is kept honest
Single source of truth
All clinic data — name, suburb, phone, website, FRACS / NZAPS status, Google rating — is pulled at every build from the ClinicCompare verified-snapshot. We do not maintain a parallel registry.
Build-time audit
Every build runs audit-medical-claims.cjs, which scans for ASA prohibited language (cure, guarantee, miracle), unsourced superlatives (best, leading, top), HPCA-prohibited bulk claims, fabricated review patterns, US terminology (Board-certified, HIPAA, FDA-approved), KiwiSaver-eligibility lies, and off-snapshot city assertions. Baseline locked at 0 hits.
Public bibliography
Every external authority cited on the site is listed on the /sources page with a verification date. If you find a claim that's not supported by a source we list, email info@tummytuck.co.nz and we'll either add the source or fix the claim.
Sister-site network
tummytuck.co.nz is part of the same independent NZ directory family as ClinicCompare (medical clinics across procedures), keeping a single technical + compliance posture across all properties.
Coverage area
We list FRACS plastic surgery clinics across the four NZ cities where they have a resident presence (ClinicCompare 2026-06-02 snapshot):
- Auckland — 6 verified clinics, including Auckland Plastic Surgery Group
- Wellington — 3 verified clinics
- Christchurch — 6 verified clinics
- Tauranga — 1 verified clinic (Brandon Adams Plastic Surgeon, also serving BoP / Waikato travel patients)
Other NZ regions (Hamilton, Palmerston North, Dunedin, Nelson, Invercargill) have no resident FRACS plastic surgeon in the current snapshot. Travel to one of the four cities above is the standard pathway.
Contact
For everything except medical advice (which we cannot provide), email info@tummytuck.co.nz. For privacy / data-handling requests, email privacy@tummytuck.co.nz. Full contact options on the /contact page.