Can you have surgery (tummy tuck, lipo) with an A1c of 8.2? Glyceria basal is normal and otherwise healthy

Thank you for your question. For safety reasons you must be a healthy person, within an appropriate BMI which don't needs to be more above 30. Based on your photos you look great candidate for full tummy tuck with liposuction to improve your body contour and get better curves especially in your...

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...

This is a really tough question to answer without photographs and some more information. That being said, womenwho have had several large babies tend to be better candidates for tummy tucks whereas younger women without skin excess tend to be better candidates for liposuction. Hopefully, this...

This is something your surgeon will want to advise you on, but my personal preference is tape for 6 weeks. gauze would be appropriate if there is any drainage from the wound.

The discussion regarding the safety of your surgery should occur between you, the plastic surgeon and the neurologist.  Optimizing you condition prior to surgery and taking precautions after surgery should result in an excellent outcome with minimized risks of complications.

Thank you very much for your question and photographs. Your CT scan shows a large, ventral diastasis recti (abdominal separation), and you will most probably want to have this repaired. However, there is a fundamental difference between a diastasis recti and a ventral hernia. A hernia is a...