Mini tummy tuck removes about a pound-full abdominoplasty may remove as much as 5

Brooke R. Seckel, 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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Brooke R. Seckel, MD
19 days ago
By Brooke R. Seckel, MD - Boston Plastic Surgeon

You will actually gain weight immediately after a tummy tuck because of fluids used during surgery.

Tummy tuck is not done for weight loss.

Tummy tuck is done to tighten loose skin AFTER you have lost weight.

The actual tissue removed varies from about a pound in a mini tummy tuck to as much as 5-6 lbs of tissue during a full abdominoplasty.

An abdominal lipectomy or panniculectomy can be done on morbidly obese people and can remove a great deal of tissue that weighs many, many pounds.

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