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Tummy Tuck a Good Idea or Not? (photo)

I have lost over 30 pds, but since then have injured my si joint and found out I have two bulging disc, one moderate to severe with stenosis. Back doctors dont seem to be worried. Anyway, I really want a tummy tuck to get rid of this excess skin but concerned about if it would make the back and Si joint worse or actually help it. I reallly want it but at the same time want to be funtional in my everyday life. What is your opinion? I have been doing prolothearpy and been off naproxen 17 weeks now.

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6 Doctor Answers | Asked by daschke101 in Tucson, Arizona

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Tummy Tuck a Good Idea or Not?

Based upon the photos and not the patient, you seem to be an excellent candidate and should expect a marked improvement in your contour. It seems quite unlikely that there would be a change in the status of your back pain. Most of us have heard from a number of TT patients that their back pain had improved, but I am not convinced that there weren't some who were worse but did want to tell us! There are certainly no studies that support doing a TT for back pain! When you ready... more

Great candidate for a tummy t

Hello, Thank you for the question and photo. I am not concerned that your SI joint issue will be affected by a tummy tuck. Most tummy tuck patients will have some lower back pain in the first week of recovery. This is a temporary issue secondary to being bent at the waste. All the best, Dr Remus Repta

Good tummy tuck candidate

You are a good candidate for a tummy tuck. Your back pain should not interfere with your ability to have a tummy tuck, but ask your primary care physician and back specialist if they are ok with it. You may find that your back pain improves after tummy tuck, but don't count on it.

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Back disease and tummy tuck

Thanks for your inquiry and congratulations on your weight loss, I hope it helped your back and SI joint pain. I think you are an excellent candidate to address the cosmetic concerns of your abdomen with a tummy tuck. I am not so sure it will help your back pain, and could make it worse while you are recovering because you have to walk hunched over and limit any therapeutic excercises, massage, or treatment you may normally use to control pain and maintain function... more

Tummy tuck can reduce back pain in some patients.

Congrats on the weight loss. You clearly could benefit from a tummy tuck. This might also help alleviate your back pain. In a study performed at our center, 28% of patients reported an improvement in back pain after tummy tucks. The muscles are aligned and the extra weight is removed, which should improve the biomechanics of your lower back. Of course there are no guarantees that the surgery will help, but it is very unlikely that it would do anything to... more

Hello

First of all you should see a certified plastic surgeon to determine whether this procedure would benefit you. Getting the clearance from your primary doctors would be number 1.

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daschke101
8 months ago

Thank you Dr. Kincaid. I have already been to two pastic surgeoens and they said I am a perfect candidate. I personal train and do nutritional counseling and workout everyday and this doesn't seem to go away. They both told me there has never been anyone that has had a problem, but no guarntee it will make my back worse or better, but to see my back doctor about it. My back doctors response was, should be fine as long as there not messing with the muscle. Very short and not the answer I was looking for. All the other docs were mixed reviews. Yes it could make it worse, wouldnt do it and no it will prob benenfit, it should be fine. That is why I am asking around, hoping, maybe someone or another doctor had a patient that had the same issues and what there experience was. It hard because one plastic surgeon said, very upfront and honest now, we all want your money and to make you feel better about yourself, but this is an elective surgery and your back is an everyday functional part of who you are, so dig deep and ask your docs because the worse thing to happen would be, to get this done then have your back get worse and to have to deal with both things at one time. This made me think, Im not as bad as some others and is that his way of saying it could effect it and being functional is more important then a flat belly. Anyway, just sharing my thoughts. Thanks for responding to my question. Most appreciated.

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