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Would I Qualify for a Tummy Tuck Right Now? (photo)

asked 4 months ago by sweetmay84 in Ottumwa, IA
Latest answer by Laurence Weider, MD
Question viewed 523 times
Tags: c-section, candidate, loose skin

Hello everyone!! So here is my question, I am 28 years old, mommy of 2 and 2 c sections in 2 years in a row! (yes I have a 2 and a 3 year old) I am done done having babies, and now I am considering a tummy tuck... when my youngest was born I was at my heaviest 225 pounds, after a ton of efford I dropped to 168 (I am 174 currently) and I am confortable in this weight, I have never been smaller than 170 / 165, I am 5'5... here are my pics ANY HELP would be awesome! Thanks!!! <3

23 answers to Would I Qualify for a Tummy Tuck Right Now? (photo)

Tummy tuck will give you a nice result

Based on these photos, you appear to be a good candidate for a tummy tuck now that you are at a stable weight. I may also recommend some liposuction of your flanks (love handles) at the same time to enhance your final contour. Consult with a few board certified plastic surgeons in your area to be sure that you are in fact a good surgical candidate. Best wishes, Dr.Bruno

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.williambrunomd.com

You look ready for your tummy tuck

Thanks for the pictures and good job loosing the pregnancy weight. I think you are an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck. I would reccomend you have some liposuction to the love handles at the same time to prevent dogears and improve your result. You should select a ABPS board certified surgeon, good luck.

Vishnu Rumalla, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck candidate

Congratulations on this weight loss as you look to have put yourself into a good position for a tummy tuck. From the look of your photos, it appears that now would be fine but an in person exam would confirm that.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Very good candidate for a tummy tuck

Thank you for your question and photos. You look like you have lost the majority of your excess abdominal weight and have loose skin from your pregnancies and weight loss. Based your photographs and the fact that you are finished having children, you appear to be a very good candidate for a tummy tuck. Make sure that you see a board certified plastic surgeon. Good luck.

James McMahan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Qualify for a Tummy Tuck Now?

Based on the information you provided, it looks like you are a good candidate for a tummy tuck right now. You should see your local Board Certified plastic surgeon for a consultation.

Karol A. Gutowski, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Am I a candidate for a tummy tuck

You appear to be an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck. I would expect a terrific result that you will feel great with. You will need some help with your kids for a couple of weeks but soon you will be back to normal. Good luck!

Jeffrey E. Kyllo, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck needed

You should get a great result from a full tummy tuck. Good photos. You have a nice shape underneath the extra skin and I would bet that that you have significant muscle looseness. Go for it.

Ronald Schuster, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.drschuster.com

Tummy Tuck Candidate ( 2 C-Sections 2 Years)?

Thank you for the question and pictures. You should be congratulated on achieving your current abdominal appearance after having had 2 C-sections in 2 years! I think you are an excellent candidate for tummy tuck surgery. The tummy tuck procedure will serve to remove “excess” skin and adipose tissue and plicate (put back together) the abdominal wall muscles that spread with pregnancy. The tummy tuck operation is a major operation; a few words of advice may... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Would I Qualify for a Tummy Tuck Right Now?

From your questions and your photographs I think you are a GREAT candidate for Tummy Tuck surgery and should have a VERY nice result. It should be able to give you your Before Baby figure back only better. Good Luck Peter A Aldea, MD

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Timing of Tummy Tuck

Based on your photos, you should get an excellent result from a full tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). Since you have two children you will most likely benefit from from imbrication (tightening) of the abdominal muscles. You would also benefit from some liposuction to your flanks (love handle area). I would recommending consulting with a few board certified plastic surgeons in your area. You should achieve a very nice result.

Laurence Weider, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Candidate for Tummy Tuck

You are an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck. The components you should consider incorporating into your surgery are: 1. Muscle repair/tightening 2. Removal of the skin and fat from the belly button down to the pubic region 3. Liposuction of the upper abdomen and flanks/hips Your results will be by far superior when you contour the entire abdomen instead of merely concentrating on the lower portion. However, the decision is ultimately yours as more elements does increase... more

Ankit Desai, MD
Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) Considerations

Abdominoplasty is typically performed when there is significant skin laxity and decreased abdominal wall tone in woman who are not planning to have more children.

Craig Mezrow, MS, MD
Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck after weight loss and childbirth

Thank you for your question and the photos. Congratulations on your weight loss and getting back into shape. Based on your description and photos, it appears that you would be a candidate for a tummy tuck with or without some focused liposuction for shaping. To be sure, see two or more board-certified plastic surgeons in your area for a full and evaluation to make sure you are a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have surgery. I hope this helps.

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck candidate?

Those who have especially slack skin in their midsection need more than what lipo can offer. Typical candidates for a tummy tuck are women with drooping abdomens after pregnancy, women and men who've lost a great deal of weight, menopausal women, or older people with loose skin due to age. In the tummy tuck, the skin from the rib cage down to the pelvic area is tightened, and the navel is moved up and secured in a new position.

Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Ready for a tummy tuck

You are an excellent candidate for an abdominoplasty "tummy tuck" procedure. I would recommend a full abdominoplasty with a moderate amount of liposuction on the upper abdomen and waist. I break tummy tucks down into 3 categories: 1. remove excess skin 2. tighten the abdominal muscles and 3. do a modest amount of lipo to help accentuate new tummy. Good luck! You'll look great!

Jeffrey Hartog, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Ideal Candidate For A Tummy Tuck

You are about as perfect a candidate for a tummy tuck as there is. Your underlying body shape is not heavy and the extra skin on your abdomen and muscle wall laxity is making a frontal pouch that diet and exercise will not solve. You will do very nicely from this procedure and it will help reverse the effects of two pregnancies and weight loss. I only wish more tummy tuck patients were as promising a candidate as you appear to be.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

Excellent candidate for tummy tuck!

Congratulations on the weight loss! You must feel great. Your photos are very helpful and show some lax skin as well as a fullness in your upper abdomen, likely indicating some separation of your abdominal muscles. As you stated you are done having babies, are at your ideal/normal body weight, and therefore you would be an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck. Your best results would likely come from repairing your muscle separation, removing the loose and... more

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

Would I Qualify for a Tummy Tuck Right Now? (photo)

Based upon your written information and posted photos you are a candidate for full tummy tuck. Best to obtain in person opinions from boarded PSs in your area.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Am I a good candidate for a tummy tuck?

Thank you for your photos. Without the benefit of a full consultation and an examination, I believe you are ready for a tummy tuck. I wish all my tummy tuck patients would look like you when they come in for their consultation. You will have an excellent result. Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon in your area. Good luck.

George Marosan, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

Tt candidate

This'll be one of the best things you've ever done for yourself. great candidate, go for it!!

Ricardo A. Meade, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

www.DoctorMeade.com

A Tummy Tuck would give you a Beautiful result!

A Tummy Tuck is definitely an appropriate procedure for you. This can be done with or without Liposuction. Tummy Tucks are done to tighten your skin of your abdomen, removing the roll of the lower abdomen. During this procedure we also tighten your muscles if they are separated. Liposuction is done to make an area smaller. When I perform Tummy Tucks, about 99% of my patients undergo liposuction at the same time to slim the waistline. This is of course... more

Daniel P. Markmann, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

DiscoverTheBeauty.com

Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)

Absolutely, You are a very good candidate for a tummy tuck. From the pictures that you have posted, one can easily tell taht you have accumulation of fat not only to the upper, lower abdomen, pubic area and flanks but also you do have excess skin above and below your belly botton. A transpositional abdominoplasty in conjunction with liposelection ( Vaser) of flanks should give you a very satisfactory results.

Fereydoon S. Mahjouri, MD
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Good Tummy Tuck Candidate

Looking at your photos, you do not appear to weigh 174 pounds. Although I almost always feel that tummy tuck candidates will get their best result when a t or near ideal body weight, you appear from your photos to be a good candidate for a tummy tuck and think you could obtain a good result in the right hands. Get a consult with a BC plastic surgeon.