Tummy Tuck After Weight Loss but Before Child Bearing?

Congratulations on your weight loss.  Our office will usually advise, if you are thinking about getting pregnant in the next few months, then maybe hold off.  If pregnancy is down the line, then it may be within reason to proceed.  This is an individual decision.  Your body will stretch to accommodate the pregnancy.  How the skin and soft tissue snaps back is variable.

Thank you for your post. You certainly can have a baby after tummy tuck. In a tummy tuck, we are putting your body back together similiar to what you were like before you were pregnant. Your muscle tension, your skin and your fat contours are adjusted. Once you are fully healed from your surgery, your body is just as able to accept a pregnancy as it was before your first pregnancy. However, if your belly area stretched after your first pregnancy, then you are likely to stretch again after your next pregnancy. Most surgeons recommend to have a tummy tuck after you are finished having childern, however, in certain instances, such as starting to date again, or just not being happy with your post pregnancy body, then it makes sense to go ahead and have a tummy tuck. Just realize that you may need a revision later on.Best Wishes,Pablo Prichard, MD