How Much Will I Lose in my Waistline After Tummy Tuck?

If you have a lot of extra fat and loose skin on your tummy you may well lose 2-3 inches on your waist measurement. However, your tummy will definitely look flatter and trimmer--even if the waist measurement does not change. Sometimes as the skin is pulled down after the excess skin is trimmed, the sides of the waist actually become a bit wider, so dont be surprised if this happens. it is typically only temporary.

This is hard to predict without actually seeing your waist.  If you have a lot of excess skin and fat as well as abdominal wall laxity, you may get a much thinner waist afterward.  However, if abdominal wall laxity is your main concern then your waisline may not get much smaller.  Good luck!

Tummy tuck removes only abdominal skin and fat. In patients with large pannus' or overhanging tissue a majority of this issue in covered by pants in the hip region and thus not part of the waistline. The waist is higher than we typically think. So the long and short is that your waistline may not change significantly. However, I you have your flanks liposuctioned as well this will really make a dramatic change in your waistline as this accounts for a lot of the waist tissue. more

This depends on the amount of fat removed, the degree of muscle separation, and the laxity and skin-fold thickness. If you have a wide diastasis, you can achieve a significant difference in the waistline with muscle plication

You will typically lose the hanging skin and stretch marks from the level of your belly button to your pubic regions. The belly wall is also tightened. You will lose whatever the weight is of the skin and fat that are resected and discarded.

Narrowing your waist will depends on your body type right now. Pregnancy widens and relaxes the abdominal muscles, and in my experience correcting the muscle separation allows the most sculpted and trim results to be created. Extra fat also plays a role, and liposuction of course can help the hips and waist. Excess skin can also be removed and used to "wrap" the result in a pleasing manner, and the "high lateral tension" technique is useful here. Cases 3, 4, and 10 are... more

 As other doctors stated you need a full consultation to give you better answer. In general the combination of the liposuction and tummy tuck gives you better result . Please check my web site for some examples at www.khoobehi.com . 

I agree with dr singer, but would also point out that many patients would benefit from liposuction of the posterior hip ("lovehandle") area in conjunction with their tummytuck. this area will impact the eventual waistline area and how clothing fits there after surgery.

Without a physical exam, it is simply impossible to predict. You could lose nothing or you could lose a significant amount. I would recommend going in for a consultation with a local board-certified plastic surgeon. This question and many others can be answered after a physical exam. Good luck! Dr. Singer