25lbs Overweight, Am I Still a Candidate for a Tummy Tuck?

If your weight has stabilized for many months and you are sure you will not lose a

significant amount of more weight then this would be the best time to consider a tummy

tuck (abdominoplasty) procedure.

Abdominoplasty candidates have excess abdominal skin which may sag, a disproportionate

or protruding abdomen, weakened or separated abdominal muscles, with or without

 excess fat concentrated in the abdomen (liposuction often done at the same time).

In an ideal world, everyone would be at ideal body weight.  That's obviously not the world we live in and telling someone to go lose weight and come back is rarely effective.  My criterion for recommending a tummy tuck is that I need to be able to bring the muscles all the way together in the midline.  At your height and weight, this is definitely possible to do.  You can go on and lose weight after surgery and you'll be fine.  You won't suddenly have extra lose skin to deal with.  And ofter weight loss after surgery is easier because of the psychological benefits of the surgery and having a better body shape.  Having twins has no doubt pulled your muscles way apart and you need some surgical help to correct this - and then you can have your prepregnancy body back.  91% of our patients report that they are more motivated after surgery because they like what they see in the mirror (it can be discouraging before surgery because no matter how hard you try you still have the deformity).  I've attached a link to my website.  You can check the heights and weights of my patients.

If your weight is stable, and you have excess skin and fat on your belly that you can grab with your hands, then you can benefit from a tummy tuck.

There is  no point in trying to reach your ideal weight before getting a tummy tuck, if you it's simply something that you cannot do.  Thus, weight should not be the limiting factor.  

Sincerely,

Martin Jugenburg, MD, FRCSC