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An HA1C of 8.2 is high for a tummy tuck. It would predict wound failure, flap necrosis, and dehiscence, the most devastating complications in tummy tuck. The only thing that would be worse is smoking.
In my experience, I have found that patients do their verybest by having their diabetes controlled as best as possible. Generally, this would represent an A1c lessthan 8.2. That being said, I would deferto your endocrinologist as to what the tightest glucose control you are able toobtain. I wish you the best of luck.
No, I would not recommend any elective surgery with hemoglobin A1C of 8. You need to get your blood sugars under better control. Surgery is stress, and blood sugars may elevate with stress. Too high sugars interfere with healing, increase your chances of infections and dead tissue, and poor results.
I would certainly try to get your sugars in better control prior to having a tummy tuck but without seeing pictures or examining you I would not rule out performing this procedure. Obviously diabetics are always at increased risk.
Thank you for the question and the photos. The higher the BMI the more potential for healing problems with major body contouring procedures. With that said, I have performed tummy tuck and related body contouring procedures on patients with BMI in the 30's and 40's without...
Hello, Congrats on your weight loss. Based on your photos, you are a great candidate for an Extended Tummy Tuck. This procedure does all the same things as a standard Tummy Tuck, but it removes loose skin and excess fat over the hips and outer thighs. The incision will extend slightly beyond...
The combi-tuck procedure, as described, involves full abdominal liposuction combined with limited dissection excess skin removal. ( It is a type of lipo-abdominoplasty procedure that has been performed for years but marketed with the clever name of...