Options in Belly Fat Removal After Pregnancy?

asked 2 years ago by noname_44 in Louisiana
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: stretch marks, female, belly, fat, pregnancy

I want to get rid of the belly fat for good, the thing is, I'm not done having children. My belly contains a lot of fat, and I have a severe case of stretch marks.

I'm completely done with recovering. My children is 1 and 3 years old! I've tried exercising, and everything. I'm 24, and is walking around depressed. I want to loose this belly now.

11 answers to Options in Belly Fat Removal After Pregnancy?

Belly fat removal options after pregnancy

Save your money. There is no point in having liposuction and or a tummy tuck if your stomach will be stretched again (ans again) by pregnancy and or your weight will fluctuate. The IDEAL candidate for a tummy tuck is a women in good health who is done having children, whose weight is stable and who ideally had a BMI lower than 28. If you were a member of my family, close friend or my patient , I would strongly advise you to channel your frustration into exercise and weight loss for the time... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Abdominoplasty vs Liposuction

It really depends on how unhappy you are with your stomach and how long before you are going to have another baby. In genral we like our patients to be done with pregnancy before committing to an abdominoplasty, since things will stretch out again, but in certain cases this is not always ideal. In cases like your self or patients who have had massive weight loss, before a tummy tuck becomes the choice. You can have some lipo now to decrease the fat, but it will not do anything for the... more

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck Before or After Pregancy

Although it is not advisable to have a full abdominoplasty before your last pregnancy, if you are extremely unhappy with your physical abdominal appearance, you may be a candidate for an abdominoplasty without muscle plication. You will need to, however, proceed with full muscle plication when you have had your last child.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Abdominal apperance complaints after pregnancy

If you are unhappy with your abdomen, but are thinking about having more children, then I would wait to have a tummy tuck. The abdomen will stretch out again after a tummy tuck and you may be back where you started except for the fact that your wallet will be a bit thinner.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

I agree with the othes

Given your plans to have more children, I would not recommend a tummy tuck. Lipo will help reduce the fat pad thickness but will do nothing for the stretch marks, loose skin, or weak abdominal wall. I think it is the best surgical option at this time. Healthy lifestyle plays a very important role for you.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Nothing is "for good"

Your body is constantly changing, especially after pregnancy and often unpredictably. You should get as fit as possible, losing as much of the pregnancy weight as possible, but more importantly, focusing on a healthy, stable lifestyle as far as exercise, activity level,and diet are concerned. Then a plastic surgeon can assess what might be reasonable and appropriate. Stretch marks are nearly impossible to remove without a full abdominoplasty, yet having another pregnancy might produce... more

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

You may need tummy tuck if you finished having babies

you mentioned stretch marks and fatty tissue our the lower abdomen. These are indications for tummy tick if you do want kids any more. If you plan to have kids later, try dieting and exercise .

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Wait til after all children for your tummy tuck

What you are describing sounds like a tummy tuck is required for the result you want. Just wait until you are done having kids or you might stretch the whole thing out again and need it totally redone and an entirely new cost.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Core muscle training now until you are done with child bearing

As mentioned by my other collegues on this panel, it seems you could benefit from a tummy tuck. However, I would wait until you are done with all deliveries.Now until that happens, core muscle exercise (pilates) worked very well with some of my patients until you are done with all pregnancies. Best of luck!

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Do not have tummy tuck until you're done having children

You sound like a great candidate for a tummy tuck now, but only if you're done having children. If you do have surgery now, and then have additional children, you will almost certainly need to have repeat surgery, as you will develop extra skin with stretch marks and looseness of the abdominal wall muscles. You do not sound like a good candidate for liposuction, as your stretch marks are a sign of irreversible skin injury - you'll likely get a lot more loose skin if you have liposuction... more

Sam Jejurikar, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Wait till you are done having children before having a tummy tuck

I would recommend that you complete having children prior to considering any long term solutions for management of your abdomen. IF you proceed now and have a tummy tuck and then have children you will likely require another tummy tuck.