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Tummy Tuck Weight Loss

asked 2 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Armando Soto, MD
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How much weight loss can a tummy tuck give me?

14 answers to Tummy Tuck Weight Loss

Average weight loss with a tummy tuck [With Video]

It's really variable, and it all depends on how much skin and fat we're going to remove. The fat that we actually remove actually weighs a lot less than you'd think, because the fat, even though it takes up a lot of space, doesn't actually weigh that much. Although we've taken off skin and fat that has weighed up to 10-12lbs, usually for the average patient it will be more in the 2-3lb range. But, that 2-3lbs will make a tremendous visual difference once it's taken off. more

Michael L. Workman, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Weight loss through Tummy Tuck

Hi there- Depending on your anatomy, you might lose a few pounds... It is very important to understand, however, that an abdominoplasty should not be thought of as a weight loss operation, but rather a body contouring procedure. In other words, your shape will be improved, your clothes may fit better, and you will probably look better in them, but you should necessarily expect that you will be wearing smaller sizes or be seeing a much smaller number on the scale.

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

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Tummy tuck and weight loss

Tummy-tuck surgery (abdominoplasty) usually results in weight loss of anywhere from two to six pounds. In patients who reqire signifigant abdominal weight reduction, it is better to delay tummy tuck surgery until after most of the weight has come off with diet and exercise. The surgery does not involve entering the abdominal cavity, therefore fat surrounding the internal organs cannot be removed. Most of my patients who have undergone successful tummy tuck surgery have had presurgical... more

Pamela B. Rosen, MD
Coral Springs Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tucks are done because of weight loss, not in an attempt to lose weight

I think the best way to answer this is that a tummy tuck isn't a means of weight loss. It isn't done to lose weight. It is done because of weight loss. The specimen usually weighs between 2 and 20 lbs. The weight will depend on how thick the layer of fat is under your skin below your belly button as well as how long your scar will be.

Daniel P. Markmann, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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A tummy tuck tightens skin and muscle. It is not a big weight loss procedure

A tummy tuck removes stretched out belly skin and tightens the muscles of the belly wall. The skin and fat removed does weigh something, but most of the improvement you get from the surgery is seen in the shape of the belly, not measured in the weight lost. I have removed as little as 1/2 lb as much as 2 lbs, but patients generally do not see this difference when they weigh themselves after surgery.

Elizabeth Lee, MD
Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

artfulsurgery.com

Weight loss following tummy tuck

Tummy tucks are not a weight loss procedure. The ideal candidate is a patient at or close to normal weight. In these patients there will be minimal weight loss. The complication rate rises significantly with each point the BMI exceeds 25.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck and weight loss

Tummy tuck surgery really isn't done to help patients lose weight; you should ideally be at your target weight prior to surgery. However, the weight of the tissue taken off is usually 2-3 lbs. Best wishes, /nsn.

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Weight loss and tummy tuck

Obviously the answer is depended on each individual patient's situation. Some tummy tucks involve more muscle reconstruction that fat or skin removal and some tummy tucks are predominantly soft tissue resection. Tummy tucks are mainly considered body-contouring, not weight loss, procedures and one's weight should be quite stable before tummy tucks are contemplated otherwise the wrong type of tummy tuck can be performed at the wrong time on the wrong patient. The results may also may not be... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tucks for weight loss

In training I can remember a panniculectomy specimen of 25 pounds. The panniculectomy (similar to a tummy tuck operation) was done for hygiene issues prior to a weight loss procedure. I think that was most I have ever been a part of. In general, weight loss following abdominoplasty really depends upon the size of the pannus (redundant skin below the belly button). Most abdominoplasty specimens only a pound or two. Abdominoplasty is more of contouring operation and usually does not... more

Charles Perry, MD
Sacramento Plastic Surgeon

No real weight loss with tummy tucks

An ideal candidate for a tummy tuck is one who has NO fat - itis all extra, loose skin and stretched out recti muscles. If you want this for weight loss you are going the wrong way. You probably need a diet.

William B. Rosenblatt, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck weight loss

Impossible to answer! I have removed as much as 20 pounds and as little as 1 pound. Where or what are you asking? From MIAMI Dr. B

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tucks are not for weight loss

The most weight I ever took off a tummy tuck patient was 14 pounds of skin and fat. She had lost 250 pounds before though and this was a huge amount of hanging skin. Other patients can lose about 3-4 pounds of skin in the usual cases.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Amount of Weight Loss achieved with a Tummy Tuck

Generally speaking, a Tummy Tuck does not result in a huge weight loss. The removal of the sagging inferior tummy skin weighs anywhere from 2 pounds to 10 pounds in most people. In those who lost a lot of weight and have a large skin apron, greater weights are removed.

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Weight of tissue removed during a tummy tuck

In the average tummy tuck that I perform, the weight of the resected skin typically measures 2 pounds. However, it has ranged from as little as 8 ounces to 18 pounds.