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Can You Have a Baby After a Tummy Tuck?
asked 3 years ago by Jess in need of in harlingen, Texas
Latest answer by Raj S. Ambay, MD
Question viewed 34,735 times
Tags: baby, pregnancy
How long after a tummy tuck and body sculpting can another baby be planned? I am a single mom who is scheduled on June 23rd for a tummy tuck and body sculpting. I would like to know how long I should wait till it's safe, in case I decide to remarry and have another child.
65 answers to Can You Have a Baby After a Tummy Tuck?
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No No No
I do not recommend having a TT unless you are finished with childbearing. It is safe to become pregnant after a TT, but the majority of the correction will be lost. You will be left with a long scar and a pouchy abdomen, secondary TT after pregnancy are not easy and the results are suboptimal. Just say NO!
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Tummy tuck surgery and further pregnancies
There's nothing about a tummy tuck that interferes with pregnancy, but it's going to put some extra miles on your abdominoplasty. It won't damage you but will most likely suboptimize your results.
As far as safety is concerned you can plan a family as soon as you're ready. It will loosen your abdominal wall again but your liposuction shouldn't be overly affected. You can always go back and have a "tune up" on the tummy tuck by tightening and flattening the...
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Marshall T. Partington MD, FACS
Kirkland Plastic Surgeon
Kirkland Plastic Surgeon
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Babies after a tummy tuck are great!
I happen to do a lot of tummy tucks in my practice and I've had several women get pregnant afterwards. The baby's have all been fine and I have NEVER needed to touch anybody up.
I will admit that during the pregnancy they seem to carry a little higher in the abdomen, but when all is said and done they still look great a year after the baby is born. I had one woman ask for liposuction in the flank area, but that has nothing to do with the tummy tuck - that's just a...
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Thomas P. Sterry, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
New York Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy tuck before delivery of baby/second pregnancy
It is possible to have another baby after a tummy tuck and body sculpting. The earliest I would recommend becoming pregnant is six months after your surgery.
However, that being said, I highly recommend waiting to have a tummy tuck until after you have finished having your children. Pregnancy streches out your rectus abdominus muscles which are tightened during tummy tuck surgery, as well as your skin which has been molded and trimmed to fit your new contour. A second...
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Having a baby after a tummy tuck.
Hello,
The issue of having a baby after a tummy tuck is that it may reverse some of the improvements made by the procedure. You can certainly get another tummy tuck down the road if this happens but in the ideal world you would get a tummy tuck after you have finished having children.
All the best,
Dr Repta
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The body is smarter than the Doctor
Thanks for your question
Yes you can have a child even if you've already had a tummy tuck. The hormones of pregnancy will once again allow the abdominal wall muscles to stretch during childbearing. I think it would be important that you let your obstetrician know that you have had a tummy tuck just in case you need a c section.
I would wait at least six months or more after surgery before getting pregnant but frankly if you're thinking of getting...
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Having a baby after tummy tuck.
The best timing is to complete your family before having a tummy tuck. That being said, if you get pregnant after having a tummy tuck, it should not harm you or the fetus. You will stretch out enough. After the baby is born, you may need to address the new stretching that occurred.
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Tummy tuck recommended after having children
Generally, I recomment that a patient has finished having children before getting a tummy tuck. Although it is not harmful to either the mother or the child if the mother has already had a tummy tuck because the skin and tissues will stretch out again with pregnancy. But you may develop loose abdominal skin and stretched muscles following another pregnancy negating the benefit of the surgery.
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Baby after tummy tuck.
Yes, you can have a baby after a tummy tuck. I have had two patients that have (that I know of) become pregnant after a tummy tuck. Though we advise patients to wait until after their tummy tuck to conceive, sometimes patients have a change of mind. With this, I have noot seen any problems, other than some mild reurrent laxity. Both patients still looked better after delivery that they did before their tummy tuck!
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Baby after tummy tuck
You may certainly have a child after having a tummy tuck. There is no reason to delay your tummy tuck, particularly if another pregnancy isn't imminent. I would wait at least until you're fully healed after your tummy tuck, a minimum of 4-6 months.
Carmen Kavali, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Baby after a tummy tuck
Typically women come in after having completed their family to have their abdominoplasty. A tummy tuck is usually in two parts with a removal of the excess tissue and a reconstruction of the muscles of the abdominal wall. Of course you can have another baby after this. However, a pregnancy after an abdominoplasty can have significant adverse effects on the result which can include more bulging and excess tissue in the area. You should way these risks before...
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Talmage J. Raine, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Baby after Tummy Tuck: Sure!
Of course, you may have a baby after a tummy tuck!
An interval of at least 3 months after tummy tuck, before pregnancy is probably best, but if you have plans for another pregnancy in the near future, it makes more sense to postpone until you are done having kids.
In your case, it sounds like future pregnancies are uncertain for you, so it is quite reasonable to have a tummy tuck at this time, without jeopardizing your ability to carry a pregnancy in the future.
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For Lasting Results you should have a Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) AFTER completing your family
Respectfully, it sounds like you are misinformed on the topic of Tummy Tuck.
The process of pregnancy involves tremendous expansion of the abdomen as the uterus goes from the size of a lemon to that of a large watermelon. This results not only in a sideways PERMANENT splitting of the 6 pack (rectus) muscles but astretching out andexpansion of the muscles andthe overlying skin.
As a result, to reverse these changes the muscles need to be put together and the excess skin removed.
If you...
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Pregnancy after Tummy Tuck
Pregnancy after tummy tuck is not a problem, however it is difficult to predict how the result will hold up. It depends on your genetics, skin elasticity, body shape, previous baby weight, number of children and amount of weight gained with pregnancy.
I would wait at least six months to a year after surgery. You may have some resultant laxity and may need a skin tightening or even further muscle tightening.
Jon M. Grazer, MD, MPH
Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon
Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Pregnancy after Tummy Tuck
I agree with my colleagues here. It is best to opt for a Tummy Tuck AFTER you are all done having kids. Although I do not believe a Tummy Tuck will affect a future pregnancy, a future pregnancy can potential undo all the benefits of your tummy tuck surgery. Revisional surgery will most likely be required.
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Tummy tuck before pregnancy
Jess- In most cases a tummy tuck is used to correct the looseness around the front of the belly caused by stretching during pregnancy. If you know you are planning on having more children, I would suggest waiting to have a tummy tuck. That being said, it is perfectly safe to have another child after having a tummy tuck. It is important to give the incision enough time to heal so that it won’t be compromised from the stretching.
Joseph G. Bauer, MD
Alpharetta Plastic Surgeon
Alpharetta Plastic Surgeon
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Having a baby after a tummy tuck
Once healed, there would be no problem with you having a baby after a tummy tuck. However, since the goal of a tummy tuck is to remove loose stretched-out skin and tighten the tummy muscles, it makes little sense to plan to have a baby after a tummy tuck as these areas will be re-stretched! In that case, you might have to repeat your surgery. If you are considering a baby, perhaps liposuction alone will help you enough for now. Don't worry though; it is not unsafe...
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Randy J. Buckspan, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
Austin Plastic Surgeon
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It's best to wait until after your family is complete to have a Tummy Tuck, BUT...
Hi there-
Generally speaking, it is definitely in your best interests to avoid having to have two operations when one would suffice...
This is the central principle guiding the answers of my colleagues below- if you think that you may have more children, wait until after the last pregnancy (or until you are confident that you will have no more) to pursue a tummy tuck.
Becoming pregnant after your tummy tuck may necessitate having the operation re-done, at your repeat expense and risk (the...
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Pregnancy after tummy tuck and liposuction
Plastic surgeons never agree. When you see many plastic surgeons all saying the same thing, particularly when we are SURGEONS and like to do surgery, then you really should listen.
Tummy tucks should be done AFTER you are done with kids. You can have a pregnancy after tummy tuck. It is possible. It is just you will ruin the results, get loose skin, loose muscles, potentially more stretch marks.
Liposuction though is different. I think it is a great thing to do before another pregnancy,...
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Lauren Greenberg, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
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Wait until you are finished having children before having tummy tuck and liposculpture
Although it is safe to have liposuction and tummy tuck and then have another child, it does not make sense to undo the benefits of the procedure by having a child after you have had these procedures. Pregnancy will definitely cause weight gain and skin laxity which will undo your results.
You also will have to undergo the risk and expense of a second surgery if you wish to correct the effects of a second surgery.
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Pregnancy after tummy tuck
My advice to you would be to wait until you are sure that you were not planning another pregnancy to pursue a tummy tuck. Why would you want to spend money and time for recovery for a surgical procedure when you know that the pregnancy in the future would completely undo the results. If there was some uncertainty as to whether you were to have another pregnancy or not and did not want to wait forever to have the surgery, be aware that perhaps one year after the surgery you could...
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Tummy tucks and pregnancy
There are really no safety issues with regard to having a baby after a tummy tuck. If you got pregnant 3 months after your surgery, your abdomen will slowly expand during your pregnancy and a full year will elapse from your surgery date to your delivery date. Obviously, your results will be altered in some way.
A tummy tuck is a big surgery with associated risks and a significant recovery period. Common sense will tell you that it is best to have all of your children before having...
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Pregnant after Tummy Tuck
Tummy tuck surgery will not affect your pregnancy at all. During a tummy tuck your muscle is repaired and excess skin and fat are removed. When you are pregnant after your surgery you may compromise the muscle repair and possibly create hanging skin or stretch marks again.So you may or may not need a revision. A good canidate for a tummy tuck is someone that is done having children and are 20-30 pounds within there ideal weight.
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Pregnancy after tummy tuck
Having a baby after a tummy tuck is certainly possible and nothing is done during your tummy tuck surgery to prevent you from having another child. If you are seriously considering having another child, why not wait to have a tummy tuck later.
Richard Linderman, MD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Pregnancy after Tummy Tuck
Having a Tummy Tuck has no bearing on future pregnancies. However future pregnancies will undo the Tummy Tuck outcome and another Tummy Tuck is likely to be required. You can get married and have another babay as soon as you heal from your operation ( On average give 3 months for this healing.
Vasdev Rai, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Baby after Tummy tuck
Yes, it is possible to carry a baby after having the abdominoplasty procedure. In general, it is in your best interest, to be as certain as possible that no more pregnancies are in your future prior to having the tummy tuck. Pregnancy after abdominoplasty may cause changes that will require further surgery to correct.
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Can You Have a Baby After a Tummy Tuck?
That''s just poor planning. if at all possible, avoid pregnancy after surgery. if you happen to get pregnant the baby will be fine, you on the other hand may need to redo some things.
Rafael C. Cabrera, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Baby After a Tummy Tuck
I recommend that patients finish having ALL of their children before scheduling a tummy tuck.
While it is possible and safe to carry a pregnancy to term following a tummy tuck, you could be left with additional excess skin, muscle laxity, and stretch marks following the birth of the child. To correct this, you would likely need to undergo a mini tummy tuck or full tummy tuck again. Keep in mind that because of increased scar tissue, revision or repeat tummy...
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Pregnancy following tummy tuck is possible
Yes, you can get pregnant without an adverse effect from a previous tuck, although it is best to wait until your childbearing is complete so that you can enjoy the results of the surgery for longer. You may loose the abdominal wall flattening and gain extra loose skin again after the pregnancy. Women I have treated generally only had some of the extra loose skin removed through the same scar location-none to date had repeat muscle tightening
Vaishali Doolabh, MD
Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon
Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon
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Baby after Tummy Tuck
I usually recommend that you wait until you are done having your kids before having a tummy tuck, but I have had patients become pregnant after their surgery.
The pregnancy shouldn't be affected by the tummy tuck
It is hard to predict how your abdomen will look like after delivery
You may need a touch up revision- either excision of extra skin or re-tightening of the muscle or both
If you are in a relationship now and you are planning an addition to your family,...
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Emily Pollard, MD
Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon
Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon
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Pregnancy after tummy tuck
The question isn't really whether you can have a baby after a tummy tuck procedure, but really whether it makes sense to schedule a tummy tuck if you are planning to have another baby. Your body tissue will always stretch again to accommodate another pregnancy, even after a tummy tuck. The real question is whether you will need a revision of your tummy tuck after you have another baby. The rectus muscle separation that is generally repaired at the time of a tummy tuck...
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B. Aviva Preminger, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
New York Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck and Pregnancy
Tummy tucks are recommended after child bearing is complete to ensure the most predictable and lasting results. However, it is safe to have future pregnancies after the procedure but the results will be altered to some degree. If preganancy is in your near future it's best to wait.
Pedy Ganchi, MD
Ridgewood Plastic Surgeon
Ridgewood Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck and pregnancy
While most women logically wait until they are through with having children before they have their tummy-tuck, it is certainly possible to become pregnant after the surgery. Your abdominal skin and muscles will once again stretch to accommodate the growing fetus and uterus, as they do with any pregnancy. While the new pregnancy may result in some looser skin and abdominal wall afterwards, in my experience my patients who have become pregnant after their tummy-tuck have not needed a re-do...
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Arie Benchetrit, MD
Montreal Plastic Surgeon
Montreal Plastic Surgeon
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Child birth after tummy tuck...
Yes it is safe to have a child after a tummy tuck, and is recommended to wait 6 months after surgery is performed. However, it is advisable to wait 6 months after you are done having children to do a tummy tuck. This is because the purpose of having this surgery is to get rid of loose extra skin and to tighten up your muscles. If you plan on having children, it might be best to wait because childbirth would probably stretch out the skin...
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Wait Until Done Having Children Before Major Abdominal Work
In general, it is advisable to wait until a patient is done having children before they undergo any major abdominoplasty and body sculpting. A pregnancy post-surgery can stretch out the abdominal wall again, and with teh pregnancy weight gain, it may undo some of the sculpting changes that you have gone through. If a patient does have the surgery and wants to get pregnant again, then I generally ask them to wait a year.
Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD
Barrington Plastic Surgeon
Barrington Plastic Surgeon
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I reccommend waiting till after children
Optimally, you should wait till after you are dome having children before having a tummy tuck. That being said, many women have had a tummy tuck and successfully had pregnancies without consequence to the baby. If your current abdominal contour is affecting your quality of life or sense of being, maybe discuss performing a lesser abdominal procedure like a skin only mini-abdominoplasty with your surgeon to address your needs. You may save cost, definitely recovery, and...
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Babies after tummy tucks
In general I advise patients to delay their tummy tuck until they are done having children. It's not dangerous to your health or that of the baby to get pregnant after a tummy tuck, but you will undo at least some of the improvement. I have had a few patients inadvertently get pregnant after their tummy tucks and they did surprisingly well. Their stomachs did worsen after the pregnancy, but still were not nearly as bad as they were before the tummy tuck.
Mark Preston, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
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Pregnancy after Tummy Tuck
If you are planning to be pregnant in the future, I would wait on tummy tuck. Although you can safely get pregnant 3-4 months after having undergone tummy tuck, pregnancy will undo benefits from the tummy tuck surgery. Tummy tuck is a procedure to bring back your core muscles together (correcting the diastasis recti) and removing the excess skin and fat. As you know from your first pregnancy, your muscle and skin will stretch during the pregnancy. Why go through the pain,...
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Tummy Tuck, Abdominoplasty,liposuction
My answer is no. Eventhough, i have had patients who have successfully gone through pregnancy very well.
The issue that i have is that during a routine tummy tuck the internal muscles a tightened. and sometimes even other muscles to obtain a more tapered waist. This can possibly affect the pregnancy in the expansion of the abdomen. This could affect the outcome, therefore i advise against it.
If on the other hand the muscles are not tightened then this, in my opion...
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Pregnancy after tummy tuck is possible, but will probably ruin your results!
Why go through the expense, risk (minimal, but real), and recovery of an abdominal tightening procedure only to have it all stretched out with a possible future pregnancy? Most of us have had patients in this situation, and if in fact it is only a theoretical possibility, and you really want to have a slimmer and tightened abdomen (but still want to maintain the safe potential for later pregnancy), there is a variation in the procedure I perform.
Basically, I do a "standard"...
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Having more kids after a tummy tuck.
This is really a complex issue, and different surgeons have differing views on it. Ideally patients should wait to have a tummy tuck only after they are sure they are not going to get pregnant again. However, sometimes it is difficult to know. Having a tummy tuck does not prevent one from having further pregnancies. The issue is that additional pregnancies can have a detrimental effect on the results of your tummy tuck procedure. The effects can be so...
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Tummy tuck and pregnancy
How long ? You will be fine.You could get pregnant several months after and do fine.the real question is how big will you become and how many new stretch marks will you form.Only time will tell.
Robert Brueck, MD
Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon
Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon
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If you're thinking about another child I would postpone a tummy tuck, but lipo may be OK.
I typically encourage patients to wait until after having all of their children before undergoing tummy tuck surgery. The reason for this is that tummy tucks remove excess skin and having another child can cause excess skin to return -- this would make the results not quite as good as before. Having said this, I have seen photos of patients that had children after a tummy tuck and the end result was still acceptable (looked worse than they did prior to pregnancy).
If however,...
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Pregnancy and a tummy tuck
Typically there are no pregnancy complications in women after undergoing a tummy tuck. Most likely there would be at lest some recurrence of a pre-tummy tuck looseness. It is really best to wait to undergo a tummy tuck after having all the children you plan on having.
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Pregnancy after tummy tuck
While it is best to wait until after your childbearing to have body contouring surgery, it is certainly possible and safe to become pregnant after tummy tuck surgery. It would be best to wait at least 6 months or so to insure that all of the deep abdominal repairs are well healed. Your belly will stretch, and of course some of the improvement that you gained from the surgery will be lost -- but it may be worth it!
Kevin F. Hagan, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck Surgery and Pregnancy
Generally speaking it is best to wait until after you are done having children as to not require a secondary tummy tuck, however, it is perfectly safe to have a pregnancy after surgery because you will be fully healed after several months. If it is a what if scenerio and you are not planning on having any children in the near future, some patients feel it is worth it to have the surgery as soon as they are recovered from their planned pregnancies.
Tarick K. Smaili, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Certainly possible, but not recommended
As you can read on this forum, most board certified plastic surgeons agree it is best to wait until you are done. I have patients occasionally who have life circumstances that make them want to have the surgery done now, such as a divorce or separation, but who are not certain on wether they will have kids in a future relationship. from a surgical persective, a tummy tuck won't prevent you from having more kids, but you will likely restretch the results. This is a...
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Marwan R. Khalifeh, MD
Chevy Chase Plastic Surgeon
Chevy Chase Plastic Surgeon
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Check your priorities
It does not make alot of sense to plan a "tummy tuck" if you strongly anticipate future pregnancies. Most women await completion of pregnancies prior to proceeding with surgery so that they will not "ruin" their results and also there is a small theoretic possibility that the tightened abdominal wall may limit the preganancy expansion/stretching, although I do not believe this is true.
I have know of many sucessful pregnancies after tummy tuck......
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Pregnancy after Tummy Tuck
It would be SAFE at any time to become pregnant after a TT and body sculpting, since the incisions would be well-healed after several monthe. However, I definitely agree with the other opinions recommending that you wait until having all your children to have a TT, since a full-term pregnancy will definitely undo all benefits of the TT.
John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon
Louisville Plastic Surgeon
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Preganancy after Tummy Tuck
If you are at all considering pregnancy in the near future, it would not be wise to pursue a tummy tuck now.
All that is repaired during a tummy tuck may be undone and require the entire procedure to have to be repeated.
Having said that there is no formal recommendations about how long someone should wait. I can recall at least 3 patients who have undergone a tummy tuck followed by pregnancy. This has varied from 6 months to 4 years after the procedure. None of these patients developed any...
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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You should wait and do the tummy tuck when you're done having children
Generally, all body sculpting and tummy tucks should be done AFTER you are done having children so future pregnancies don't ruin all you went through with cost, risk, pain, and recovery.
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Tummy tuck before preganacy
I would not recommend a tummy tuck if you are thinking about having another child. Not that it will interfere with your pregnancy but it has the potential to undo all the exceptional work you may have. Revision tummy tucks are not as optimal and doing it the first time.
Raj S. Ambay, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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Pregnancy after a tummy tuck
In general it is safe to get pregnant after a tummy tuck but it is not the ideal scenario. The pregnancy will likely ruin the tummy tuck result and another procedure may need to be performed. If you can wait on the tummy tuck until you have had all your children it is a better option but you have already had an abdominoplasty and want more children it will probably be fine. I know a patient who had twins after a tummy tuck without any problems except now she needs a TT.
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Tummy tuck question
Life is hard to predict and I have had a few patients become pregnant afer a tummy tuck. One became pregnant 1 month afer I did her tummy tuck! Everthing went well and a few years later she came back for a second tummy tuck. Live your life to the fullest and see a board certified plastic surgeon to help you as needed.
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Having Babies after Tummy Tuck
Yes it is possible to have babies after a tummy tuck. However your abdomen may not look as good after the baby as it did after the tummy tuck.
In a tummy tuck we do 3 things
Remove excess fat
Repair the muscles
Remove excess skin.
Having a baby may reverse some of this correction you achieved after your tummy tuck but never completely. Even if you have a baby after tummy tuck, your tummy will always look better than if you never had the operation.
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Is it safe to have a baby after tummy tuck
It sounds like you are not thinking of having children in the near future and want to enjoy the benefits of your tummy tuck since you are currently single. It seems that 99 out of 100 plastic surgeons would agree that having children after a tummy tuck is safe but ask "why would you do that, because you are going to stretch out again". After you are healed from the tummy tuck, say 4-6 months, it would certainly be OK from the safety point of view, but obviously if you were going to...
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Is safe but you may lose your results
It is absolutely safe to get pregnant after a Tummy Tuck and will not cause any harm to your baby, however, keep in mind, that you will most likely lose the optimum results from your Tummy Tuck. With that being said, if you would like more children go for it but plan to have some surgery after pregnancy to re-establish the results you recieved from you initial Tummy Tuck.
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Can You Have a Baby After a Tummy Tuck?
Yes, you can have a baby after a tummy tuck but the way your question is worded it sounds as if you would like to get pregnant in the near future. I don't think you mean it that way but let me answer your question both ways. A tummy tuck will not interfere with a future pregnancy, just don't be pregnant at the time of the surgery. From a financial standpoint, it's quite likely you would need some further work done after the pregnancy if you want to keep the youthful look of a...
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Childbirth after tummy tuck
It is certainly possible to get pregnant after a tummy tuck. If you do remarry and decide to have children, try to be very weight conscious during any pregnancies. Pregnancy will stretch out the rectus abdomens muscle so you could need a repeat procedure after having more children. Generally, I recommend that patients wait until their childbearing has been completed before having surgery but, given that you are now single and more children aren't on the horizon, you could certainly...
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Pregancy after tummy tuck
I generally suggest that patients wait if they think they may want another pregnancy before undegoing a tummy tuck. It is not that it will affect the pregnancy, but it will probably affect your previous surgical result and may require revision or re do. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Donald Nunn, MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck - Can You Have a Baby After a Tummy Tuck?
I don't know of any hard info on this but, in general, there's nothing about a TT that should prevent a future pregnancy. I would advise waiting AT LEAST 6 months before becoming pregnant (if you have that option) since you want to give your body a chance to heal. And if you have a TT and then become pregnant you have to expect that you will or may lose some of the effects of the procedure. That's not to say you can't have a revision or "tune-up"...
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Wait until you have had all your children
Although I have seen patients have children after a tummy tuck, usually by accident, I generally tell most of my patients to wait to have the surgery until they are done with having children if they want the best result. There are too many unpredictable factors that will affect your results if you had a child after a tummy tuck, such as stretch marks, a hernia, abnormal deposits of fat, widening of your scars, and further stretching of your abdomen. I have not seen any major...
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Can You Have another Pregnancy after Tummy Tuck?
As you can see by the many responses below, there is a unanimous decision about this one. Tummy tuck procedure is a major surgery and the results are usually very nice. However, getting pregnant again after your tummy tuck will likely destroy the results of the surgery and you may have to undergo this expensive and invasive procedure all over again. My advice would be the same, try to avoid undergoing this procedure until after you are done with child bearing.
That said, I...
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Children After a Tummy Tuck
Generally, it is not recommended to have a child after an abdominoplasty. Having said that, I go to great lengths to only operate on patients who have had all of their children, however, I’ve had several instances where a patient had a full abdominoplasty and had a child without any problem. It does make for an increased laxity in the area. In this case, you may need to have a secondary mini or even a full abdominoplasty depending on the degree of skin redundancy above and below the...
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Pregnancy after tummy tuck
Although there is no reason your should experience any harm to either yourself or your fetus if you got pregnant after having a tummy tuck, you will effectively "undo" the results that you got with your tummy tuck. If you wait the recommended 6 weeks of early wound healing after you have your tummy tuck, should you become pregnant, it is unlikely that you would have any adverse affects, but you will get striae (strech marks) that will not be easily removed after childbirth...
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