Number of Tummy Tucks?

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Latest answer by Leo Lapuerta, MD
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If a tummy tuck was done after one child, is it likely that one will be needed after having another child?

5 answers to Number of Tummy Tucks?

Tummy Tuck after Children

It is best to wait until you are done having children before getting a tummy tuck. Once you have a tummy tuck, the stomach may not stretch to hold a baby through a pregnancy and the baby could be born pre-maturely.

Leo Lapuerta, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck After Pregnancy

No patient needs a tummy tuck. It is an elected cosmetic operation. As to whether you wish to maintain or improve the appearance and flatness or your tummy after pregnancy is a question for you to answer. With pregnancy your muscles and skin will stretch. How much and how they recover after pregnancy will vary from patient to patient. With more weight gain, there is more stretching. See how you do and how you feel. Best wishes.

Richard Linderman, MD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tucks and pregnancy

Tummy Tucks (abdominoplasty) are ideally performed after a woman has finished having her children. However, there are times when patients will have children after abdominoplasty. In these cases, it has been shown that the history of having a tummy tuck is not harmful to the intra-uterine growth of the fetus and a normal pregnancy can be expected. The resulting changes to the abdominal skin and muscles varies. there are certainly patients that will have changes may... more

Sean A. Simon, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Multiple Tummy Tuck Procedures

I agree that Tummy Tuck's are not "necessary" -this is an elective procedure. If you have a tummy tuck surgery and get pregnant afterwards, you may have muscle separation, damage of the abdominal skin, etc that you had with the first pregnancy. Each patient is different. I have had patients who need another tummy tuck and I have had patients who "bounce back" and don't need another surgery after pregnancy.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Necessity of Tummy Tucks after Pregnancy

Regarding - "If a tummy tuck was done after one child, is it likely that one will be needed after having another child?" First a Tummy Tuck is never "needed". A Tummy Tuck or abdominoplasty is a discretionary, cosmetic "I want surgery" NOT a necessary, reconstructive, "I Need surgery". For a pregnancy to proceed to full term the abdominal muscles and skin must be stretched to their full capacity to accommodate the growing uterus. Once the baby... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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