The hospital

This site is published by Chongqing West District Hospital, a tertiary general hospital at 301 Huafu Avenue North Section, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing. Every reference to the hospital on this site means that institution, and the treating team practises within it.

Advertising and claims

This site describes abdominal treatment by procedure and technique class and does not name a brand product, does not quote prices, does not quote dosages and does not claim that treatment will produce a particular result. It states risks, limits and alternatives, including doing nothing, and it names the physician responsible for the medical content.

Honesty requirements for revision surgery

Because a second tummy tuck operates on tissue that has already been lifted, this site states wherever it is relevant that less skin is available, that the scar has to sit somewhere, and that the result depends on weight remaining stable afterwards. A revision is presented as a way to improve a named problem, never as a way to obtain a particular appearance. No weight-loss or body-shaping outcome is promised.

Reviewer and review cycle

Tongchun Mao, MD, Deputy Director and Head of Aesthetic Surgery, is the medical reviewer for this site. Content is reviewed at publication and on a six-month cycle, and the date of the most recent review is shown on every page.