Everett Tummy Tuck doctors

Umbillical hernias are common occurences with the stretching of the abdominal wall with pregnancy.  A large umbillical hernia is ironically less of a risk than a small one.  A small hernia has a greater chance of having intra abdominal tissue become trapped and unable to escape.  Tissue swelling can cut off the blood supply creating an emergency need for repair to prevent tissue death.  So it might be prudent to repair your hernia but put off the  tummy tuck until after you have finished having children.

Congratulations on achieving your 150 lb weight loss.  The best solution for removing the left over excess skin is different for each person.  A lower body lift gives more improvement than an abdominoplasty or extended abdominoplasty alone.  You can see improvement in areas adjacent to the trunk, such as your back and thighs and groin.  The fleur de lis approach is used primarily in people that already have a large midline upper abdominal incision.  The cost is generally proportional to the amount of time the surgery requires to perform, not by the length of scar. Come to a consultation with an open mind.  Identify a plastic surgeon with much experience  in treating the massive weight loss population certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  Do not allow your bypass surgeon, a general surgeon to do your abdominoplasty.

When a patient asks me whether or not they need to loose weight befoe having a tummy tuck , my answer is not always the same.  If you find losing weight to be easy for you I suggest losing ahead of time in order to get your best result.  On the other hand, if I have patients that have tried and failed to lose weight and know that weight reduction is unlikely, I see no reason for them to punish themselves by denying a tummy tuck.  So I will do a tummy tuck on certain overweight people  as long as they fully understand the choice.  It sounds like you are on a roll with your dieting, so keep it up before having surgery.