Not that much weight loss after a tummy tuck.

Jeffrey Roth, MD answers: How much weight can I lose from tummy tuck surgery?

How much weight (in loose skin/tissue) will I lose from a tummy tuck?


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Jeffrey Roth, MD
6 months ago

The tummy tuck operation addresses loose (droopy) skin, extra fat, and rectus muscles that have been pulled apart, (usually with pregnancy).  We take off a substanital amount of tissue, but it does not weigh that much when placed on the scale.  Remember bone and muscle weigh more than fat and skin.  It will look like more "weight" was dropped by the patient as they will get into their clothes better and have a trimmer shape.

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