Obgyn to Perform Partial Tummy Tuck During C-section?

Surgeons specialize for a reason. Clearly, you have had a favorable experience in the past and most likely had an excellent surgeon. However, an OB-Gyne is trained to focus on the health of you and your child and to perform an efficientl and safe delivery. It is less likely that they are concerned with performing a layered repair. In fact in most instances this is the least important part of their operation but the most important part of our procedure. Our priorities are different and typically reflected in our surgical outcomes.

A tummy tuck should never do done at the time of a C-section. The C-section is designed for safe and efficient delivery of your child. The main focus of that operation is to ensure the safety of both mother and child.
Tummy tucks are elective procedures designed to remove skin and fat excess from the lower abdomen and to tighten the abdominal muscles. Women should wait until they are near their prepregnancy weight and their bodies have fully recovered from the trauma of childbirth.
It is also advisable for this procedure to be done by a board certified plastic surgeon.

As the other plastic surgeons have stated, there are a number of issues here. First, you have not lost the post-baby weight, therefore if a tummy tuck is done, the belly can loosen up again with weight loss.There is also a higher complication rate when the tummy tuck is done at the time of a C-section, including the dangers of a blood clot in the legs or pelvis travelling to the lungs.The most important issue is training. Just as you wouldn't want me, a board certified plastic surgeon, doing your C-section, you don't want your OB/Gyn doing your tummy tuck. The training is completely different, and an issue that patients often don't think about is what happens if there is a complication after the cosmetic surgery- does the doctor have the training to help you through a complex situation, and we as board certified plastic surgeon do have the training.Wait for your tummy tuck until you have completely healed from the C-section and have lost all the weight that you are planning on losing.This information is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for a consultation with a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.