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How Long After a Hysterectomy Can I Get a Tummy Tuck?

I have had a handful of consultations and finally found the Dr. to do my Tummy Tuck and Breast lift, but then had a health discovery and I am unsettled....! I am still in the lab work and had a second ultra sound of the pelvis to see if I have endometriosis, small cell carcinoma or even something else..I know for sure it is worse than just fibroids......If I end up getting a hysterectomy (vaginally) HOW LONG DO I NEED TO WAIT FOR A TUMMY TUCK...???? Or if I end up needed it done through my stomach..again HOW LONG DO I NEED TO WAIT? What is a good amount of time to leave between surgical procedures?

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Please be absolutely certain to keep your health as your...

Please be absolutely certain to keep your health as your highest priority over any cosmetic issues. Have your Gyn MD perform the necessary surgery for your health and find out what is the diagnosis. You would know this within a week of surgery. If it is benign, you could consider scheduling your cosmetic surgeries as early as in 6 weeks. If, however, your condition is not benign, please avoid any cosmetic surgery and focus all of your energy on the treatments you might need. Good luck! more

Tummy tuck and hysterectomy -Together or seperate?

In some cases they can be performed at the same time. This usually depends on your overall health and physical condition , as well as the actual indications related to both procedures. If the decision is made to do the procedures separately then I would recommend waiting at least six months to do the tummy tuck. The reason for this is that there is a certain amount of postoperative inflammation related to all surgical procedures. This inflammation is important to the natural healing... more

Hysterectomy and Tummy Tuck can be done at the same time

If a benign diagnosis can be established prior to your surgery, combining the hysterectomy and tummy tuck is a common procedure. This allows you the convenience of only having to undergo anesthesia and enduring the recover process once. Having said that, if there is a diagnosis of cancer, or if the diagnosis cannot be established prior to the surgery, I would not perform the tummy tuck at the same time. In that situation, you would need to recover from your surgery and your other health... more

Wait for the labwork: Cosmetic Surgery when your health is optimal

Clearly there are several options here. However, it is best to wait for the labwork. In the event that it is: fibroids or another benign condition, the hysterectomy and abdominoplasty can be performed togetther. There may be added risks to performing a combined procedure which entails additional Operating room time. Some studies have suggested there is an increased risk of blood loss and potential for fatal blood clots. a potentially malignant (cancer) condition, then surgery should be... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Hysterectomy and tummy tuck

While it is possible to have a mini tuck and hysterectomy at the same, the potential complications for a full abdominoplasty and hysterectomy will make having the hysterectomy first the wiser course. You will generally receive a medical report a week or so after the hysterectomy. With clearance to proceed from your gynecologist, you can generally schedule a tummy tuck 6 weeks after the hysterectomy. see video

It's safe to do these two at the same time

Thank you for the great question. The first and most important issue is your health so before you do anything, make sure that you follow through with your gyn and determine what is going on with your uterine issues. If your gynecologist tells you that your condition is benign, then consult with a plastic surgeon to perform both of these surgeries at the same time. In my practice, it is common to perform a tummy tuck at the same time as a hysterectomy. Patients appreciate having only one... more

Tummy tuck with hysterectomy can be a good combination

I have frequently performed tummy tucks (abdominoplasties) in combination with hysterectomies, provided the patients are healthy enough to have the longer operation and a benign gynecological condition is being treated. The gynecological and abdominal issues are treated with one surgery, and patients can recover from both procedures simultaneously. You should discuss with your gynecologist and plastic surgeon how long the combined abdominal procedure will take to determine if it is safe to... more

Tummy tuck after hysterectomy

OK, let's take a deep breath. First, you will continue the evaluation for whatever process is going on in the uterus. As you said, you do not know yet what it is. The nature of this process makes a big difference. If, and I hope not, it is a malignancy, you are going to deal with that and put everything else out of your mind. You will need to be completely focused on getting healthy and a tummy tuck does not fit into this scenario right away. Beyond that, it is hard to say what will... more

Timing of Hysterectomy and Tummy Tuck

Hi there- In many cases, hysterectomy can safely be combined with a tummy tuck. Whether this is an option for you could only be answered by your gynecologist and your plastic surgeon. If this option is not reasonable of preferable for some reason, I would wait at least 6-8 weeks between the two.

Hysterectomy and Tummy Tuck

Tummy Tuck can be performed at the same time as Hysterectomy or at least 6 weeks after. You would need to have benign diagnosis. There have been several reports in the medical literature showing good outcome and acceptable risks when combining the two operations. The benefit is reducing recovery time and need for a second anesthesia. There could also be significant cost benefits.

Tummy Tuck and Hysterectomy

If your Hysterectomy is being performed for a non-cancerous (benign) condition, it is OK to consider a Tummy Tuck at the time of your OB/GYN procedure. However, as my colleagues have suggested, if your hysterectomy is for treatment of a cancer, I would not recommend adding an elective cosmetic procedure to your ablative surgery. In this case, I would make sure your cancer is treated first. Once you are cleared from the oncologic standpoint, you can return for your cosmetic procedures. ... more

Tummy Tuck can be done during hysterectomy for benign condition

IF the hysterectomy is for benign condition I do the Tummy Tuck at the same time with the hysterectomy. I design the incision, open, then the GYN completes the Hysterectomy, then I close. In your case, I advise you to go ahead with the advise of the GYN and do the hysterectomy, depending on the pathology then a decision is made whether you need more treatments. then the Tummy tuck will be delayed till you are completely healthy.

Gyn surgery and Tummy Tuck

You first must get your GYN medical problems sorted out. Then ask your gynecologist what their plan is and to have the plastic surgeon and gynecologist talk to each other. They will figure out what you best plan is.

Tummy tuck can be done at same time as hysterectomy for benign condition

It is not uncommon for a tummy tuck to be done in conjunction with a hysterectomy that is done for fibroids or other benign conditions-but I would not do this if you are being treaqted for a cancer. This combined approach requires that your Gynecologist agrees and has a good working releationship with your plastic surgeon and they both agree. If your surgeons do not want to do this and your hysterectomy is done for fibroids or otrher benign condition, I would recommend waiting a year before... more

Your health must be assessed before undergoing cosmetic surgery

All patients considering cosmetic surgery for any reason should be in their ideal state of health prior to undergoing any procedure. Cosmetic surgery is a situation where we take people who are healthy and temporarily make them ill, with the anesthetics, post-operative pain, and recuperation involved. Since cosmetic surgery is not being done to correct any life-threatening condition, it should be done only with the nearly-certain expectation of a healthy recovery. It is imperative that... more

Only Undergo Elective Cosmetic Surgery If You Are Healthy

Undergoing any surgical procedure is a serious decision. Elective cosmetic surgery is exactly that - elective. Under no circumstances should such surgery be performed if it may compromise a patient's health. If a patient has a medical condition which needs to be treated, that must take priority over any elective cosmetic procedure. Once the medical condition has been successfully treated and the treating physician provides a clean bill of health, then cosmetic surgery may be considered... more

I have performed tummy tucks in conjunction with simple...

I have performed tummy tucks in conjunction with simple hysterectomies for non-cancerous surgeries or endometriosis. I would not do it in conjucntion if this is the situation. I would most likely have you wait at least 6 months until you get a "clean bill of health" from your gynecologist.