Mr Daniel Okafor, MBBS, FRCS(Plast)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr Daniel Okafor (MBBS, FRCS(Plast)) is a consultant plastic surgeon working in body-contouring surgery, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), post-pregnancy and post-weight-loss reconstruction, and revision. He casts a clinical eye over My Shape Back.
He makes sure the site is accurate on the types of tummy tuck, muscle repair, the procedure, its risks, and the week-by-week recovery, in line with BAAPS, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), BAPRAS, and the NHS, and that the real risks stay in view, from seroma and wound-healing problems to blood clots and altered sensation.
His review stands behind the accuracy and balance of the writing; it isn’t medical advice for you and makes no doctor-patient relationship. A tummy tuck is a decision to make with a plastic surgeon who can examine you and your goals in person.
Articles medically reviewed by Mr Daniel Okafor
- Choosing a Plastic Surgeon for a Tummy Tuck: Credentials, Registers and Red Flags
- Diastasis Recti Explained: What It Is, How to Check, and Repair vs Exercise
- Blood Clots After a Tummy Tuck: DVT, VTE Risk and Prevention
- Does Exercise Fix Loose Skin or Diastasis? What Training Can and Cannot Do
- Fleur-de-Lis Tummy Tuck: The Vertical Incision After Weight Loss
- Constipation After a Tummy Tuck: Why It Happens and How to Ease It
- Exercise After a Tummy Tuck: When You Can Return to Activity
- Is a Tummy Tuck Worth It? An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
- The First Shower and Looking at the Scar After a Tummy Tuck
- Am I a Candidate for a Tummy Tuck? Suitability and Expectations
- Muscle Repair in a Tummy Tuck: Rectus Diastasis Plication Explained
- Revision After a Tummy Tuck: Dog Ears, Scars and When It's Needed
- Mini Tummy Tuck: What It Treats, Who It Suits and the Limits
- Pregnancy After a Tummy Tuck: Safety, Timing and Your Result
- My Tummy Tuck Diary: A Week-by-Week Recovery Journey
- Seroma After a Tummy Tuck: Signs, Drainage and What to Expect
- Preparing for a Tummy Tuck: Consultation, Tests, Stopping Smoking and What to Arrange
- Sleeping After a Tummy Tuck: The Recliner, Pillows and Getting In and Out of Bed
- Numbness After a Tummy Tuck: What Recovers and What Lasts
- Time Off Work After a Tummy Tuck: How Long by Job Type
- Tummy Tuck After Weight Loss: Excess Skin and the Fleur-de-Lis
- Tummy Tuck After Pregnancy: Laxity, Diastasis and When to Wait
- Tummy Tuck Anaesthesia and Safety: General Anaesthetic, Monitoring and Who Is Fit for Surgery
- Tummy Tuck and Smoking: Why Surgeons Insist You Stop
- Tummy Tuck Compression Garment: Why, How Long and How to Wear It
- Tummy Tuck Cost: UK and US Prices, What's Included and Why Combined Procedures Cost More
- Tummy Tuck Abroad: What You Save, and What to Weigh Up
- The Tummy Tuck Belly Button: New Navel, Healing and Look
- Tummy Tuck Drains: What They Are, How Long They Stay and Drainless Techniques
- Tummy Tuck Pain: What It Really Feels Like
- Tummy Tuck Recovery Week 1: What the First Week Is Really Like
- Tummy Tuck Recovery Week 2: Straightening Up and Drains Out
- Tummy Tuck Recovery Weeks 3 to 6: Back to Work and Driving
- Tummy Tuck Recovery: A Week-by-Week Timeline of What It Really Feels Like
- Tummy Tuck Recovery: What No One Tells You
- Tummy Tuck Scar: Placement, Healing and How It Fades
- Tummy Tuck Scar Care: Silicone, Massage and Sun Protection
- Tummy Tuck Results: What to Expect and When They Settle
- Tummy Tuck Risks and Complications: An Honest Guide
- Tummy Tuck Surgery: What Happens on the Day, the Operation and Hospital Stay
- Tummy Tuck Swelling and the Swell Hell: The Months of Fluctuating Swelling
- Tummy Tuck vs Liposuction: Skin and Muscle vs Fat Only
- Tummy Tuck vs Mummy Makeover: The Differences and the Trade-offs
- Tummy Tuck Upright Posture: Why You Stand Bent and When You Straighten
- Tummy Tuck vs Non-Surgical Options: CoolSculpting, Skin Tightening and the Limits
- Tummy Tuck with Liposuction (Lipoabdominoplasty): What It Is and Why They Are Combined
- What to Buy Before a Tummy Tuck: The Recovery Kit That Actually Helped
- Types of Tummy Tuck: Full, Mini, Fleur-de-Lis and Extended
- Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty): Types, Muscle Repair, Risks and Recovery