Can I get pregnant after a tummy tuck?

Some people want to live and not be left with the ravages of pregnancy. A tummy tuck is a great option. While having a pregnancy after a tummy tuck is not advisable, it should not affect your ability to have a child. However, your initial result may be destroyed requiring an adittional procedure.

What if you get pregnant after an abdominoplasty?  Not long ago, if you had your abdominal walls tightened, it was recommended that you not get pregnant again because of the increased risk (wholly speculative) of miscarriage.  While it doesn't make much sense to tighten things only to have... more

It is ideal for you to wait till you are done having children before considering a tummy tuck procedure. However, if pregnancy occurs after your surgery, there is no negative impact on you and your baby besides that you may have changes to your body and may need a tummy tuck revision. More than likely, your... more

Your tissues will stretch during pregnancy and it is unlikely that a prior tummy tuck will harm you or the baby. However, it is likely that the weight gain and skin stretching will leave you with loose skin and possibly fat and thus your original tummy tuck result will need revision

Yes, this is not ideal but it has happened to 4 patients in my 16 year career so far. I went back to repair this in two paitents.

While it is best to be done with pregnancy before tummy tuck, it is important to know that having a tummy tuck does not impart any risk to you or your baby. The reason we recommend waiting is because another pregnancy after tummy tuck will likely ruin the results. You may need another tummy tuck to get back to... more

A "Tummy Tuck" is performed to recontour the abdominal area.  This procedure is most commonly done to reverse changes that occur to the abdominal wall following pregnancy. Other reasons include large weight loss and aging, but the most common reason is to reverse the effects of... more

The main reason for getting a tummy tuck is having had a child.  The tummy tuck reverses the changes of childbearing, and it is a major surgical procedure.  While it does not prevent future pregnancy, pregnancy after a tummy tuck will again "stretch out" the abdomen.  It is much harder... more

I instruct my patients to avoid getting a tummy tuck until after they have completed having all the pregnancies that they want. It doesn't mean that some do not go on to have a pregnancy after a tummy tuck. I don't recommend it because the tissues will stretch out again and will ruin the results. I... more

The baby will make it's own space in a patient who has had a tummy tuck, but the surgery may need to be redone. If women are planning on having a baby now or soon, it is not advisable to have a tummy tuck. However, if they are "done" with children but can't rule out getting pregnant in the future,... more