What supplements/vitamins should I take after a Tummy Tuck?

While  additional vitamins and supplements are not usually needed postoperatively for a well nourished healthy patient, a diet with adequate protein and vitamins will produce optimal results in wound healing. Please ask your doctor for their recommendations as certain supplements should be avoided to reduce the chance for bleeding postoperatively 

This question arises often.  Thankfully, there is no real need for vitamin supplements prior to abdominoplasty.  In fact, the USRDA says that most people in the general population do not even benefit from a multi vitamin.  While people like to invest in themselves and to feel better about themselves, I feel that most vitamins and supplements are unnecessary.  There are some exceptions to this remark.  Many women have some degree of baseline anemia due to cyclical menstrual blood loss.  Thus an iron supplement is sometimes of benefit.  However, abdominoplasty should not lead to extensive blood loss.  Additionally, there is some evidence that zinc supplements help with healing of chronic wounds.  In short, a multivitamin will certainly not hurt your healing progress, but unless you are deficient, there is little evidence to support the need for supplements.