Is Waiting 6 Weeks for a Consult Normal? Do I Need to Loser Weight Before Having BBL and BA? (photo)

I'm wondering if 6 weeks is a reasonable time frame for a consult. Also, I am 5'9-5'10 (I've lost height due to a couple herniated disks after childbirth) my weight right now is bouncing around between 210 and 220, I have hypothyroidism and since the birth of my third son last fall I have not been able to get back down to my usual 180'ish. I have had my levels tested and they are in range, My question is do I need to loose a lot of weight before I can have BBL and BA procedures? I feel huge! lol

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Is Waiting 6 Weeks for a Consult Normal? Do I Need to Loser Weight Before Having BBL and BA?

Thanks for the one side view photo posted. But your questions seem to go from getting in to see the chosen PS to which weight you need to be. To what operation you may need? If you mean 6 weeks to see the PS for the first time, than yes that seems very long. Seek other opinions. As for weight loss before a surgery. Best to be within 10 to 20% of ideal weight but if liposuction for fat grafting is one of the operations than you could consider having the operation at this weight. Because... more

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Whenever considering any body contouring procedure you want to be a a stable weight. Many of my patients have problems loosing all of the weight that they would desire. If you are planning on loosing 40 pounds then it is best to lose about half of that prior to your body contouring procedure. The more weight you lose the safer the operation and the smoother the recovery.

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