Can I Have a Tummy Tuck if I Plan on Having a Second Baby in 5 Years?

If you are planning to get pregnant, it may be in your best interest to postpone a tummy tuck procedure till you are done having kids. However, this decision is all up to you. As long as you understand that plastic surgery does not guarantee permanent results and pregnancy may affect the results of your tummy tuck surgery, you may proceed with tummy tuck surgery. In your case, since its a significant amount of time before you are planning to have a baby, you may be able to enjoy the results of your surgery prior to having another child. Discuss all options with a board certified plastic surgeon and make a decision based on the information you get. It is up to you. Good luck and take care.

What if you get pregnant after an abdominoplasty? While it doesn't make much sense to tighten things only to have pregnancy loosen them again, you can, post-tuck, become pregnant and bring a healthy baby to term. But if you are fairly certain that you want to have more kids, you should discuss this issue with your surgeon.

Tummy tuck is a big operation.  It should be done only after you have finished having babies.  Although there are reports in the plastic surgery literature of women who have been pregnant after tummy tuck, it is not a recommended sequence of events.  Bear with your shape until childbirth is done, then go for the fix.