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Risks With Having Liposuction If Eventually I Want to Have Children?

asked 1 year ago by Lucy08 in Seattle, WA
Latest answer by Mahlon Kerr, MD
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Tags: age 18-24, stomach, female, 130-149 lbs, 5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 7 in, pregnancy, risk

I am 20 years old and in good health. I've been the same steady weight for a while now (145 lbs, 5'6) and I have never been overweight. My stomach is the only part of my body that I have ever had a problem with. It always seemed to be a good deal larger than other parts.

My question is, is it advisable to have lipo if you ever want to become pregnant? How does pregnancy affect a liposuctioned stomach say 10 to 15 years after the surgery? Thank you for your help!

13 answers to Risks With Having Liposuction If Eventually I Want to Have Children?

Lipo before pregnancy?

Liposuction is fine before pregnancy. It's always possible that you can develop loose skin or stretch marks with pregnancy but most women do just fine. I'd say you would enjoy the results for years after having liposuction and the improvement in your abdomen should be good baised on what I can see in your photos. Good luck! Dr K

Mahlon Kerr, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction can be done prior to pregnancy

As long as you are not trying to conceive and are not possibly pregnant during the liposuction procedure, you can have liposuction to reduce the depots of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise. Those fat cells that are removed will not easily return during pregnancy. What women shouldn't do before pregnancy is have an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) because the results can get ruined by the stretching of the pregnanct abdomen.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Liposuction - Will It Affect a Future Pregnancy?

Hi Lucy08 in Seattle, WA, I am unaware of any negative implications of liposuction on pregnancies in the future. I've had many patients who have become pregnant after lipo and I don't know of a single problem among them - nor do I know of any problems in published literature. It's likely that there may be some scar tissue as a result of the lipo and that it might feel unusually tight as your abdomen is expanding (particularly if you could compare it to a... more

Alan Engler, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and pregnancy

From the pictures you provided it appears you are an excellent candidate for lipsuction. There is no reason this procedure would make pregnancy difficult later in life or cause complications. This is a very personal decision and if this has always been a concern for you I recommend getting a consult. I hope this helps you. Kindest regards, Neil J. Zemmel

Neil J. Zemmel, MD
Richmond Plastic Surgeon

?? Liposuction and Pregnancy

Liposcution is performed to "shape" those regions of your body that you can't improve with diet and exercise. You can certainly have liposuction performed prior to becoming pregnant. On the other hand it is not recommended to have an abdominoplasty performed if you plan to have more children.

Craig Mezrow, MS, MD
Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction before pregnancy

There is no issue if you have liposuction and then become pregnant in the future. If you are a good candidate for liposuction and want to have the procedure, then you should go ahead and have it. If you were asking about an abdominoplasty or tummy tuck and planning on a pregnancy in the near future, then the answer would be different. Good Luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Liposuction and pregnancy

I agree with all of the other posters that you are an excellent candidate for abdominal liposuction. It will have no future bearing on pregnancy. Of course, no one can predict what may happen to your abdomen after pregnancy--it may cause skin laxity and muscle laxity but liposuction now will not be the cause.

Jeffrey E. Kyllo, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and pregnancy

Liposuction should have no direct impact on future pregnancy, and I have performed a lot of liposuction on women who did not have children and then went on to successfully child bear.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction will not affect future pregnancies

Liposuction on your abdomen or your hip for that matter will not have any affect on future pregnancy. You will gain and lose weight with pregnancy just as others, and during weight gain (with care!) excess calories will be directed to remaining fat cells for storage. As you lose any baby fat after, your good results will return. Hope you don't wait 15 years for children. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Risks With Having Liposuction If Eventually I Want to Have Children?

Very personal decision but I see no reason not to have lipo on your abdomen. It will not be an issue with future pregnancies. Go do it!

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Timing of Liposuction

You are an excellent liposuction candidate! As you can see from responses, PS have many differing suggestions regarding liposuction. My personal approach is dependent on how soon you plan on getting pregnant and on how much this area of fat excess bothers you. If every time you buy clothes or wear a bathing suit or look in the mirror you are bothered by this area you should have something done to address it. However, if you are planning to get pregnant relatively soon then... more

Delio Ortegon, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.sacs-sa.com

Liposuction Can Help

With your height and weight, the normal Body Mass Index is 18.5 - 24.9. Your Body Mass Index (BMI) s 23.4. You are within the normal range. The approriate weight for your height is 115-154 pounds. Liposuction can help sculpt your body to a better shape. However for optimal results, if three pounds of fat are suctioned (visualize three pounds of butter taped to your body under clothes and then removed), you need to drop your weight to 142 in the months after surgery. Otherwise... more

Keith Denkler, MD
Marin Plastic Surgeon

Pregnancy after Liposuction

Based on your photo and the information you have provided, it would seem that you would be an excellent candidate for liposuction. Certainly pregnancy can affect the appearance of your body. If you are planning to become pregnant within a short timeframe (1-2 years), I would advise against liposuction now. On the other hand, if you do not plan on a pregnancy for several years (for example 10-15 years as you indicated), I think you should proceed with liposuction. Be... more