Kerry at a glance
- Babies born, 2024
- 1,354to mothers living in County Kerry, CSO; 41% were first babies
- Average age of mothers
- 33.62024, CSO (Ireland: 33.3)
- Births per 1,000 people
- 8.72024 births against the 2022 census, the lowest of any county
- Women in County Kerry
- 79,071CSO Census 2022
- Consultations
- In Traleeplastic surgeons see private patients there
- To Dublin
- 3 hours 40 minutes295 km by road from Tralee, outside rush hour
A plastic surgeon operates privately in Tralee, and Cork and Limerick are each about an hour and a half away.
What it costs
A tummy tuck with a breast lift in one operation costs from about €17,500. On their own, a full tummy tuck is €8,000 to €12,000, a breast lift €6,000 to €8,100 and liposuction €2,200 to €7,000. The county makes little difference to the price. See our price guide.
Check-ups from Kerry
A tummy tuck has more check-ups than most operations. Plan on about five trips: the consultation (some surgeons like a second), the operation and a few nights in hospital, wound checks and the drains coming out in the first two weeks, and a review months later. Because plastic surgeons see private patients in Tralee, most of those trips stay inside the county.
Help at home
- Someone needs to drive you home and stay with you for the first 24 hours.
- Full-time help with the children for at least the first two weeks.
- Someone to lift the children until about week six.
- Lifts for every check-up and school run while you can't drive.
Read recovery with small children.
Choosing a surgeon
Every doctor practising in Ireland must be registered with the Medical Council, and only a doctor with specialist registration can practise independently as a specialist. For a mummy makeover, check that the surgeon is on the Specialist Division in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, using the Medical Council's online register.
Ask where the operation happens, how many nights you'll stay, who gives the anaesthetic, whether they'd do it as one operation or two, and who you ring at night once you're home.
Is it the right time?
It isn't the time yet if:
- you might have more children
- you're still breastfeeding, or stopped in the last six months (for breast surgery)
- your youngest is still a small baby and the tummy muscles haven't had time and physio to recover
- your weight is still going down or up
- you smoke and won't stop well before surgery
- you can't yet line up help at home for the first weeks
Questions from Kerry
Do I have to go to Dublin for a mummy makeover from Kerry?
Plastic surgeons see private patients in Tralee itself, so most people in County Kerry don't need to travel to Dublin. Dublin itself is about 3 hours 40 minutes by car.
How many nights will I be away from my children?
A few nights in hospital after a tummy tuck, usually one after a breast lift on its own. Some people add a night near the hospital if the drive home is long.
Is a mummy makeover cheaper in Kerry?
Not really. Prices sit in the same range around the country: from about €17,500 for a tummy tuck and breast lift together.
Who will contact me?
One clinic, not five. We pass your plan to one Irish clinic and they contact you to arrange a consultation. Nothing is booked until you say yes.