How close to my ideal weight should I be before tummy tuck?

Thank you for the question and congratulations on your significant weight loss; you should be very proud of this accomplishment.   Generally speaking, always best to achieve long-term stable weight prior to proceeding with tummy tuck surgery. Doing so, will increase the safety of the operation, will likely improve the outcome of the operation, and will decrease chances that additional surgery will become necessary subsequently. In my practice, I do not ask specific patients to achieve a specific weight prior to proceeding with tummy tuck surgery. I simply ask patients to achieve a long-term stable weight where he/she feels comfortable and does not expect significant fluctuation postoperatively.



Also generally speaking, the “ideal” patient for tummy tuck surgery is one who has completed pregnancies, is psycho socially/emotionally/financially stable, has an excellent social support system surrounding him/her, is capable of arranging enough recovery time, does not smoke and (again) has reached a long-term stable weight. I hope this, and the attached link, helps.



 Best wishes.

Experiencing significant weight fluctuations after having a tummy tuck can negatively affect your results. Therefore, I strongly recommend waiting to have a tummy tuck until you've reached a healthy weight you feel confident you can maintain—ideally within at least 20 lbs of your goal weight. Remember that it's also important to continue eating right and staying active in order to ensure your results last long-term

Ideal weight would correspond to a BMI of 30 or less.   You can find online calculators for this measure.  If you can even get to within 31 or 32 it should be fine to proceed.