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I Am Scheduled for a BR. Is It Too Much for a 57 YO to Add a TT?
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Jd55
in Muskego, wi
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Mommy Makeover Age Limit?
Breast reduction and a tummy tuck is a lot of surgery. However if you are in good health and get clearance from your general physician then you should be able to proceed with surgery. Be sure you have picked a board certified plastic surgeon and ask to see many before and after pictures of patients that have had the procedures. You should be spending the night at the hospital or surgical facility and arrange to have help at home for at least a couple of days. Good luck.
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San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Reduction and Tummy Tuck for 57 Year Old?
You are wise to be concerned about the safety of performing combination surgery. Generally speaking, I individualize the care of each patient; there are some 27-year-olds who I would not perform this combination of surgery for and there are some 57 -year-olds who I feel very comfortable proceeding with.
Much can be learned from a careful history and physical examination. In addition, preoperative “clearance" from your internist/family practitioner will be...
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Combining breast reduction and tummy tuck is fairly common
Hello,
Thank you for the question. The combination of breast reduction and tummy tuck is fairly common and has been deemed safe in multiple studies. The key to undergoing both of these surgeries safely is chosing the right patient. It may be that you are a great candidate for undergoing both surgeries at the same time but this should be evluated by your plastic surgeon and your primary care doctor. Some patients, due to a variety of medical factors, would be at...
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Tummy Tuck and Breast Reduction in a 57 year old
Tummy tuck and breast reduction in a healthy, goal weight 57 year old would be appropriate for a surgeon who performs this combination all the time and can get both surgeries finished in 4 hours. Find the plastic surgeon with the BEST credentials who performs this procedure routinely.
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Combined Procedures
Multiple procedures can be safely performed in one setting. But it depends on your health status (past medical history), your anatomy, and the amount of surgery/type of procedures to be done. Your surgeon may recommend an overnight stay depending on the overall length of your procedure(s). Please confirm that your plastic surgeon is board certified plastic surgeon specifically by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. ...
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Mommy makeover in 50's
If you are healthy and near your ideal weight, you are likely a good candidate for doing a tummy tuck at the same time as your breast reduction. Make sure that the surgeon you choose has a lot of experience with the combined procedures.
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Breast reduction and tummy tuck combination procedure safety
This is a common question. Many patients want to have multiple procedures done at the same time in order to save time and money and to minimize the amount of time off work. More important than chronologic age is the physiologic age. Many 57 year olds are healthy and active and are fine candidates for this type of procedure. Only your physician can determine what is safe for you after a consultation. Sometimes I will make arrangements for an older patient to...
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Breast reduction and tummy tuck at the same time?
This is a relatively common combination of procedures. Doing the two together safely depends upon the patient and the surgeon.
If your general health is good, if you are not too heavy, if you are a non-smoker, if you are not at increased risk for blood clots this can work for you.
If your surgeon can do these procedures relatively quickly (ideally 4 hours, acceptable up to 6 hours) most would consider this to be safe. Longer than six hours would not be an absolute...
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Is Combining Procedures Safe?
You have asked a question I am frequently asked as this combination of procedures is common in my practice. I always have to consider the safety of performing extended procedures together versus the benefit in combining the recovery and the savings in costs. Whereas either procedure alone can be done as an outpatient, the total time of both an abdominoplasty and breast reduction done together exceeds 6 hours and should be done where an overnight hospital stay can be arranged. This will...
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Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon
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Combining Breast Reduction and Tummy Tuck Surgery
I agree that this is an excellent question! Cosmetic tummy tuck and breast lift and/or augmentation procedures are performed as combined procedures frequently, and have been given the name "Mommy Makeover," as the procedures are intended to address the loss of firmness and contour that can result from pregnancy. A breast reduction typically takes a bit longer than a breast lift/ augmentation, and therefore, will add some time to your surgery and anesthesia. Your...
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Portland Plastic Surgeon
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Combining breast reduction and tummy tuck
Excellent and controversial question. Here's why -
tummy tucks with breast surgery (mommy make overs) are common and popular.
tummy tucks have a higher rate of blood clots that can damage your lungs.
the blood clots are serious and can be disabling or even fatal.
the risk of blood clots rises with length of surgery
smoking, being overweight or other health problems increase the risk
If your surgeon can do the surgery well but quickly - both...
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Safety of combined breast surgery and tummy tuck
Many women seek breast contouring and abdominal contouring surgery, and ideally want to do it in one procedure. This combination surgery is also coined "Mommy Makeover", as most women after childbearing want to restore pre-pregnancy contours to their breasts and waistline, areas affected by pregnancy. Safety is paramount, and any woman presenting for this surgery needs to be in good health, close to normal weight, and free of major medical problems or bad habits such as cigarette...
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Combined breast and tummy tuck surgery can be performed safely together by experienced plastic surgeons.
If you are a candidate for either procedure individually, then you are a candidate for a combined procedure. But this is contingent upon having a surgeon who can efficiently perform both procedures without excessive blood loss or operating time. So you need an experienced plastic surgeon and one who uses the most up-to-date techniques and anesthesia. Also, the breast reduction should be a vertical reduction, which has minimal blood loss and can be done by an experienced...
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Is 57 too old for Breast reduction and tummy tuck?
No not at all if you are otherwise in good health and under 150 lbs. We would do the breast reduction on Day 1 and the Tummy Tuck ( if you are under 150 lbs.) on Day 2 and you could go home on Day 3 then return in 7-10 days for drain removal. This is an outpatient procedure but you must stay in a motel near the clinic for 3 nights. Dr Foster Lake Tahoe Plastic Surgery
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Staging or not a Breast Reduction and a Tummy Tuck at 57 ?
Dear Jd55,
I disagree with my other colleagues here and would suggest you to stage the procedures.
You do not provide any photos, nor any information on your health history.
If you were my patient, you would require full medical clearance by your treating physician.
A breast reduction is a reconstructive procedure, and I assume it will be covered by your health insurance ? if it is a large reduction, it may require up to 3 -4 h of anesthesia.
Most female patients feel...
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Combined surgery is safe
This is one of the most common procedures done in my surgery center. Your age is not of issue, only your underlying health. If your health is good, and your surgeon is working with the help required to complete the surgery in under four hours, then you are a candidate. My partner and I are both board certified and capable of performing this type of combined procedure together with great efficiency and have excellent results in a timely fashion. Do your research to find such...
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No, given you are in good health.
These procedures can be performed simultaneously given your are in excellent health and there is not anything particularly challenging about either as dictated by your anatomy. Of course,the latter concern has to be determined by your plastic surgeon. I have performed them together many times in your age category without incident. However, the patient has to be aware that in spite of being cleared for surgery she will be assuming a greater risk for problems then would a younger individual.
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Combination procedures are safe in the right patient
As long as you are healthy, combining a breast reduction with a tummy tuck in one procedure is reasonable to do. Factors that would make this a little more difficult and maybe better to stage would be if your breasts were extremely large as a larger breast reduction (4 hours) would take longer than a more moderate breast reduction (3 hours). The same would be for the tummy---on a larger person, a tummy tuck may take 3.5 hours versus 2.5 hours on a more slender person...
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Breast reduction and tummy tuck can be combined
Depending on your health and where your surgery will be completed, tummy tuck and breast reduction make an attractive combination. Given the length of time to complete both procedures and overnight stay would be advisable and do expect a more challenging recovery. Consider as well out-of-pocket cost issues if your breast reduction might be an insurance covered procedure and your tummy tuck is not.
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Combined breast reduction and tummy tuck
As stated in previous posts, this combination can be performed safely together provided that you are healthy and have the appropriate medical clearance. The benefit is cost savings for you, only one recovery period, and the overall improvement in the contour of your trunk. With both procedures, I would be adamant of at least an overnight stay for postoperative monitoring. The hidden benefit is that you will not notice your breast soreness afterwards. All kidding...
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Combined breast and abdominal procedures
As long as you are healthy, the short answer is no. You will need a full medical evaluation to ensure you can undergo a longer surgery. If you have minimal medical problems, it should not be a problem. Doing both procedures at once definitely has advantages such as one recovery period, less cost, and less exposure to anesthesia. Combining a breast reduction and a tummy tuck is a relatively common occurrence. Good luck!
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Is breast reduction and tummy tuck too much at 57yo?
Thank you for your question. Without knowing your medical history, it is hard to assess whether doing both procedures is safe. However, this is a common combination of procedures to do at once.
In otherwise healthy women, the combination of a breast reduction and tummy tuck can nicely resculpt the entire torso. This can allow your clothes to fit better and for you to feel better about yourself. One of the advantages to doing both procedures at once is that the recovery times overlap, and...
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Advantages exist to combining breast reduction with TT
A strong argument can be made for combining surgical procedures as long as there is little or no added risk. There are many studies in our literature that show that combining these types of operations can be done safely. If you are healthy, and your doctor feels that you can combine these operations without risk, then there are distinct advantages. These include:
1). On exposure to anesthesia.
2). One recovery period.
3). Reduced costs.
Someone used the analogy...
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