Panniculectomy cost in Japan
Other country
Japan. Amounts in US dollars are that country's published price, converted. We are still collecting prices for panniculectomy here. The cited figures below are what has been published. A clinic list or a regional average is not a patient median.
Removes the overhanging apron of skin below the navel. Functional rather than cosmetic: it does not tighten muscle, reposition the navel, or contour the waist. The cheapest route to getting the hang out of the way, and the one most likely to be covered by insurance when there is documented rash or infection.
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Published complication rate
17.4%
Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 894 panniculectomy patients: 17.4% overall (dehiscence 8.4%, infection 5.8%, hematoma 4.6%, seroma 4.1%)
What has been published for Japan
Cited third-party figures for Japan. A benchmark is not a report of what someone paid, and these numbers are never averaged into a patient median.
Other country
Kobe University Hospital · Surgeon fee only · ¥1,320,000
US dollar equivalent at 157.6748 JPY per dollar, European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-02. The clinic did not publish a dollar price.
Excess-skin excision of the abdomen, 1,320,000 yen, tax included. The line does not say abdominoplasty and does not mention muscle repair or a new navel. Admission and anaesthesia are extra. The department says surgery is currently stopped.
United States figures for this operation
These rows were published for the United States. They stay labelled and separate from the Japan figures above.
| Where | Figure | What it includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $7,000 $5,393$13,618 | All-in estimate | CareCredit as of Aug 2026 |
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $10,185 $3,000$50,000 | Patient-reported average n = 364 | RealSelf patient reviews as of Aug 2026 |