No thyroid and Tummy Tuck

Farbod Esmailian, MD answers: Is Tummy Tuck safe for patient with no thyroid?

I exercise daily for about 1 hour or more. I weigh 180lbs but don't have a thyroid. Is it safe for me to have a Tummy Tuck? I drink maybe once a month and don't smoke.


Farbod Esmailian, MD
4 months ago
By Farbod Esmailian, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

It is safe as long as your thyroid hormone levels are within normal range.  I usually have the patients have labs taken to examine their hormone levels prior to surgery.  As long as the levels are within normal range it would be okay to proceed with surgery.

Good luck.

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