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Tummy Tuck Safety Concerns
I'm 32/m and considering a TT for loose abdominal skin. I'm at my ideal weight now and have been for years. Have high blood that's treated by medication and acid reflux. A board-certified plastic surgeon has recommended a TT w/ flank lipo. I'm worried about: (1) Combining these 2 procedures -- seeing a lot of the web that this is risky; (2) if blood pressure/reflux make general anesthesia more risky.; and (3) overall TT death rate -- seeing stats of 1/600 or 1/2000 -- much higher than I expected
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Risks with a tummy tuck are minimal.
Although present with any surgery, the risks associated with a tummy tuck and liposuction procedure are minimal. Despite your medical conditions of high blood pressure and acid reflux, you are most likely a good candidate for surgery as you have maintained you ideal weight and you are relatively young. It is important that you discuss you concerns and medical history with your chosen surgeon who needs all relative information to keep you as safe as possible.
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Tummy Tuck and Flank Liposuction Safety for a young male.
Combining a tummy tuck with flank liposuction in a male at ideal body weight poses minimal risk for complications. We commonly pair these procedures in our practice to obtain a better contour for our patients.
Treated hypertension with normal blood pressures and controlled acid reflux disease add minimal risk to your surgery.
Death rates that you quoted may be quite misleading and should be risk adjusted. I strongly suspect that older, and or, significantly overweight patients...
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Male Tummy Tuck and Liposuction Risks
The main risks in elective surgery are; bleeding, infection, and anesthesia complication. With elective surgery one can usually get the patient in the best shape possible for the operation. Being at your goal weight for this operation helps. Controlled hypertenstion and controlled GERD are usually OK to perform surgery. Doing flank lipo with a tummy tuck is also usually very safe, and often will give a better overall result. Make sure you tell your...
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Tummy tuck extremely safe.
Hi.
1) You are lowest possible risk (young and thin).
2) Controlled high blood pressure or acid reflux do not add to risk.
3) Liposuction of the flanks is done routinely with tummy tuck is entirely safe. But I never do liposuction of the thighs together with tummy tuck (increased risk).
4) I don't know where you saw those statistics, but they are wrong. Death rates are much, much lower. Of course there is a tiny risk to any...
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Tummy tuck with flank liposuction
Your surgeon's recommendation is a very good one.
To answer your concerns:
If your blood pressure is normal on medicines, surgery is safe.
Surgery with reflux is safe if anesthesia is done properly- the tube in your throat prevents fluid from your stomach getting into your lungs.
Tummy tuck statistics are misleading. They include people much older and less fit than you, those having more surgery and those with more medical problems.
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Tummy tuck and flank liposuction
In general, tummy tucks with flank liposuction are pretty safe. It is important to have a consultation and make sure that you are healthy and a good candidate. Good luck.
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It is safe to combine a tummy tuck and liposuction
The notion that tummy tucks and liposuction should not be combined is outdated. I perform liposuction with all my tummy tucks unless the patient has no fat that can be suctioned. The benefit of liposuction even in a relatively thin patient is to sculpt the body after the excess skin has been removed and the residual skin is re-draped over the abdomen.
The risks are very small and nowhere here the number you quoted.
Sincerely,
Martin Jugenburg, MD, FRCSC
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All survey has risks
The death rate you quote,is,way too high. It is probably more,like 1/100,000. That is more related to the anesthesia. Liposuction is very commonly done with the tummy tuck because it saves a second surgery , and is easily done.
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Tummy Tuck Safety
It is rare that I don't combine flank liposuction with tummy tuck surgery as the combination gives you the best waist improvement. If your hypertension is well controlled and your surgery is being performed in an accredited facility you should do fine. Where did you find your death "statistics"? The risk is far lower than what you have quoted. Good luck!
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Tummy Tuck Safety Concerns
You are correct that a tummy tuck is a larger/higher risk cosmetic surgery, however adding a moderate amount of flank liposuction should not significantly increase the risk of the procedure. Check with your primary physician and let them know you are considering the procedure and have him/her re-evaluate your blood pressure/reflux/and overall health. It would also be wise to be evaluated by the anesthesiologist prior to the day of the surgery and let them know your health issues....
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Risks of tummy tuck
Abdominoplasty is a wonderful procedure. You are correct that it is essential to keep your hypertension under control. Flank liposuction is commonly combined with abdominoplasty. It is important for you to undergo the procedure at an accredited facility with an anesthesiologist. Personally, I do not perform tummy tucks in my accredited office based surgery facility and take them to the ambulatory surgery center which has more than one anesthesiologist present as well as more support...
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