What is the complications of gaining 60 pounds after abdominoplasty?

Question

what the adominoplasty have to be redone or will it damage the recreated belly button

Jose M. Soler-Baillo, MD, MS · Answer

There are several complications that can arise from heavy weight gain after an abdominoplasy. The repair of the abdominal fascia is quite
strong. Weight gain will happen under the skin as well as beneath the muscle (visceral fat). The increase in visceral fat will also increase intra-abdominal
pressure. This can cause or worsen reflux as well as hemorrhoids and cause
discomfort from the tightness of the muscle layer. Hope this helps,Dr. JSB

Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD · Answer

Thank
you very much for your question.  Gaining
60 pounds is a lot of weight and will cause your body to change in a variety of
ways.  However, without a  photograph and specific height/weight
information, it is difficult to provide any other meaningful advice to your
question.

Ira H. Rex III, MD · Answer

You surely understand that this weight gain would ruin the nice contouring a tummy tuck usually produces. Secondly, you gain much of this weight inside your abdomen, and therefore can stretch the muscles, leading to significant looseness of a previously tight repair.

Kiran Polavarapu, MD · Answer

It is difficult to advise you without an interview and exam, but I typically want my patient to maintain a stable weight before and after tummy tuck surgery. Gaining weight can ruin the results you had and stretch out skin that has already been tailored. Gaining weight after a tummy tuck is not a good thing and can really set you back on your aesthetic goals (contoured abdomen, shaping, decrease in fat)

Khashayar Mohebali, MD, FACS · Answer

Its hard to know without seeing your frame and results.Generaly speaking, that amount of weight gain will reverse some of the benefits of the surgery itself with loss of contour and excess fatty tissue.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

Without photos and a description of the current problem (?excess skin, excess fat, lax abdomen) I find no way of answering this question.  With many patients, a 60 pound weight gain would push their body mass index (BMI) over the threshold of 30, a level at which many surgeon would turn down a patient seeking abdominoplasty due to elevated risks and inadequate improvement.All the best.

What is the complications of gaining 60 pounds after abdominoplasty?

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