Losing Weight After a Tummy Tuck?

I'm due to have a TT on 6th Aug, I am 155lbs and 5'8, my ideal weight would be about 145lb. Once i've had my TT if i drop 10lbs or so will it leave me with loose skin on my stomach? Thanks Sammie

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Losing Weight after a Tummy Tuck

Weight loss after a tummy tuck is really the rule rather than the exception. Almost all of my patients lose some weight after an abdominoplasty. This occurs in those that have plateaued from pre-operative weight and those not intending to lose weight. Whether it is a resetting of the satiation center or what, I do not know, but almost everyone loses some weight after the procedure. Therefore, we generally take this into account and try and put everything back as tight as possible. more

Losing 10lbs Probably Won't Cause Loose Skin

Weight loss of just 10lbs that is achieved with healthy exercise and diet very rarely results in loose, saggy skin on your stomach, so you won't have to worry about that! The key is to follow a well-balanced lifestyle which will not only preserve your tummy tuck results, but also improve your health and body contour. Your skin will most likely remain firm and your stomach toned. If you were talking about massive weight loss that is relatively fast (as achieved through... more

Jerome Edelstein, MD

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Toronto Plastic Surgeon

Losing Weight After a Tummy Tuck

It was good that you were very close to your ideal weight before you had your tummy tuck. This allowed your surgeon to optimally tighten the muscle and skin of your abdomen. An additional ten-pound weight loss following your abdominoplasty will probably not result in any appreciable laxity of your skin.

Weight Loss After TT

Many of my patients set a goal for the weight they want to lose. At times it is a significant loss and when they are close to that weight I have had no problem doing the tummy tuck and the skin continue to tighten up. Some of my best before and after photos are of patients who lost weight after their TT.

Weight Loss After Tummy Tuck

Hello Sammie, Congratulations on seeking to achieve your ideal body weight. Following your tummy tuck, it is unlikely that an additional 10 pound weight loss will have a significant impact on your result. Many of my patients are so motivated by their tummy tuck results that they begin to exercise more and eat healthier. Often times this results in additional weight loss after their procedure. Even so, they have no skin loosening or sagging despite... more

Weight Loss before Tummy Tuck?

Congratulations on your decision to proceed with tummy tuck surgery; hopefully you will be very pleased with the results of your surgery. I think you will do fine despite being 10 pounds away from your long-term ideal weight. Subsequent weight loss to this degree should not alter your outcome in any significant way. Given that you are about to go major surgery some additional words of advice may be helpful to you: 1. Make sure you are doing the procedure for the right... more

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10 pounds is not going to change your results after a tummy tuck. Usually after plastic surgey most patients feel great and become motivated to loose weight.

Losing Weight After a Tummy Tuck?

Unless you are a person who stores all your added weight in the fat of your abdominal wall, it is hardly likely that a 10 pound weight loss would leave you with loose skin after your tummy tuck. Best wishes.

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Misty3351 22 Mar 2013

5 weeks out from my TT and I am still losing weight, 14 lbs as of today. I get full to the point of feeling bloated and sick easily. It is getting better, initially I had no appetite at all.

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