Birth Control Pills and a Tummy Tuck?

January 13, 2011
Asked By:Greensboro7792 in Greensboro, NC

Is it ok to continue taking birth control pills and have a tummy tuck? Is treatment handled any differently if you continue taking them?

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September 4, 2021

Answer: Stopping birth control prior to tummy tuck

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Sacha Obaid, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Sacha Obaid, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 3, 2016

Answer: Birth control

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 3, 2016

Answer: Birth control

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
November 2, 2014

Answer: Birth Control Pills and a Tummy Tuck?

Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
November 2, 2014

Answer: Birth Control Pills and a Tummy Tuck?

Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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December 18, 2014

Answer: Blood clot risk

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
December 18, 2014

Answer: Blood clot risk

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
January 16, 2011

Answer: Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) and use of Birth control Pills (BCP, oral contraceptives, hormonal therapy)

Otto Joseph Placik, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 16, 2011

Answer: Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) and use of Birth control Pills (BCP, oral contraceptives, hormonal therapy)

Otto Joseph Placik, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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