After a Tummy Tuck Will I Be Limited on my Food Intake for the Rest of my Life? Will my Stomach Get Enlarged Again?

The answer is no. What you are experiencing now is the tightness of your abdominal muscles. This creates intra-abdominal pressure which translates into early satiety by your brain. Without additional support (large mesh placement) your muscles will eventually stretch out and you will no longer feel full early. You could however take advantage of this and prevent re-stretching by not overeating. In the long run, this will help you maintain a healthy weight. Of course, implementing a healthy diet and exercise are crucial for an over all healthy life.

Hope this helps, Dr. H

You can eat whatever you'd like after your tummy tuck. While you should eat nutritious food and cutback on salt while you recover to help your body heal, after that there are no restrictions. A tummy tuck is not like gastric bypass or lap band. A tummy tuck only removes excess skin and fat as well as corrects muscle separation. The procedure is for aesthetic improvement only and with poor dietary habits and lifestyle choices, you will gain weight again and reverse your results.

You must be thinking of bariatric or weight loss surgery. Abdominoplasty has nothing to do food absorption and will not affect your ability to eat. The loss of appetite or feeling of fullness initially after surgery is based on a combination of the swelling and the effects of general anesthesia. Full appetite returns quite quickly, much to some patient's chagrin.