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If I Am a Diabetic is It Safe for Me to Get a Tummy Tuck?

asked 11 months ago by shaebrown78 in Monroe, LA
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 171 times
Tags: diabetes, risk, safety

8 answers to If I Am a Diabetic is It Safe for Me to Get a Tummy Tuck?

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Tummy Tuck

This is a question for the doctor who manages your diabetes. They should talk with your surgeon and develop a plan for you and your disease.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck Probably Safe For Diabetic

If you are otherwise healthy and your diabetes is well-controlled (as indicated by your hemoglobin A1C), it is probably relatively safe for you to have a tummy tuck. There are always risks involved with all surgeries even with extremely healthy patients. If your diabetes is not well-controlled, it would be advisable to postpone your surgery until you are better controlled.
John Whitt, MD

Louisville Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy tuck in Diabetics

Having diabetes doesn't prohibit you from the surgery. Rather, your risk on infectious complications is slightly higher. Help avoid this by carefully regulating your blood sugar three months prior to surgery. Check your hemoglobin A1C. If this is in the normal range then I would assume it to be safe for surgery. Make sure you discuss your diabetes with your surgeon and anesthesia to help avoid complications.
Michael L. Spann, MD

Little Rock Plastic Surgeon
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Diabetes safety with surgery

Well controlled diabetes is not a contraindications for surgery but make sure to get medical clearance from your endocrinologist first. Best of luck...RAS
Ryan Stanton, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Diabetes and Tummy Tuck

It is safe to undergo a tummy tuck with well controlled diabetes. Understand that wound healing can be affected by diabetes, and that your risk for wound healing complications is slightly higher than average, but it certainly shouldn't preclude you from having the surgery. Make sure to discuss your plans with your endocrinologist or primary care physician as some insulin dosing adjustments will be necessary postoperatively. Best of luck.
Derek Lou, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Could a diabetic pt undergo a tummy-tuck?

Diabetics can undergo a tummy-tuck. But first you need to make certain that your diabtes is well controlled. You need to see your internist and inform him (her) of your planned surgery. He will obvioulsy check you out and take blood tests. Once you get the clearance, your plastic surgeon needs to be in contact with the anesthesilogist to make sure that your care coordinated. You need to be in your best shape possible. I would also only do youy procedure in the hospital. But given the above I... more
George Lefkovits, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Diabetes and surgery

Diabetes has some implications for tummy tuck and other surgery. As long as the diabetes is well controlled and your surgeon and anesthesiologist take adequate precautions, there is no reason not to have surgery because you are a diabetic.
Anindya Lahiri, MBBS

Birmingham Plastic Surgeon
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Safe Tummy Tucks for Diabetics

It is safe for your to get a tummy tuck, but you may need more monitoring, more cooperation from your endocrinologist, and more time, to get the best result possible. As you probably know, diabetes slows down healing in general. A tummy tuck generates a large surgical area, so your healing may be slower and require more care and wound maintenance to get the best result. Anesthesia, lack of a consistent dient, and surgery will cause your blood... more
Roy Kim, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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