Can I get pregnant after a body lift?

Thank you for your question.  I reassure you that it is a common question when considering a tummy-tuck or breast surgery.It is feasible to get pregnant after a LBL but it will likely ruin, at least partly, the results of your LBL; pregnancy will create an excess of skin again, will loosen your muscles and will add more stretch marks.Although a second LBL or tummy-tuck can be performed again, it is best to have all your children first.Let us know if this information was useful.



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Dr. Marc DuPéré, Toronto aesthetic plastic surgeon and body
surgeon

Yes, you can get pregnant after a body lift. If feasible and you are planning a pregnancy soon, you might wish to have your baby first, then do your body lift so improvement areas are not stretched out.

Yes, you can definitely get pregnant after a body lift.  The fear a lot of people have is that they will stretch everything out and not look good after the baby is born.  I now have 5 patients who have lived through this scenario and none of them has asked for a revision.  They all look surprisingly good!There is one woman that I am following now and I'm documenting her progress with photographs.  I hope to be able to share the pictures with you soon.Good Luck!

Hi Deborah,Yes, you can get pregnant after a body lift. Since 2000, I have performed hundreds of 360 circumferential lower body lifts.  Since 2000, I have had over 20 patients successfully deliver healthy children after a 360 circumferential lower body lift.  Two patients even had twins.  All babies are born full-term without any significant difficulty.  After pregnancy, none of my patients have needed revisions of their 360 circumferential lower body lifts.  Ideally, it would be better to have the 360 circumferential lower body lift after you are done with pregnancies. If you are planning to get pregnant within the next year, I would wait on having the 360 circumferential lower body lift.I hope this answers your questions about pregnancy after a body lift. If you have any questions.. Sincerely, Dr. Katzen 

Medically speaking, yes - it is possible to have a healthy pregnancy after a body lift procedure.  The removal of the skin and the tightening of the abdominal muscles is all done outside of the part of the abdominal wall that holds the internal organs such as the uterus in place, so the ability to have children is not affected in any way.Cosmetically speaking, it is not ideal to get pregnant after a body lift.  A body lift is considered a big surgery from both a recovery and financial perspective.  The skin and muscles would re-stretch after a pregnancy, so you may lose some of the results that you obtained from the body lift.  After childbirth the abdomen may flatten back down somewhat, but it will likely never revert to how you looked after your body lift procedure because of the stretching of both the skin and muscles.  Also, if you gain weight with pregnancy you may also notice changes to the back or sides.If you are interested in body contouring but are still wanting to have children there are some less-invasive, more cost-effective options that you might be interested in.  CoolSculpting is a non-invasive fat reduction technique that freezes the fat at such an optimal temperature that only the fat cells do not survive.  It results in loss of fat cells to the treated area, which gives the patient a more toned or sculpted look.  It is usually done in the office and you can return to work the same day.  Although this may not be the most ideal results, as it does not address issues of excess skin such as with a body lift, it may be more reasonable in the short term and you can get a body lift procedure after you are done having children.  Be sure to consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss you specific desires.Best,Nagi Ayoub, MD, FACS

While it is possible to get pregnant after a bodylift, it is certainly preferable to delay such an extensive surgery until after you have had all of your children.  A body lift usually removes an extensive amount of skin, so you will have a smaller area of skin being stretched to a much greater degree by the enlarging uterus if you become pregnant after the procedure.  Remember, this skin has already been overstretched and lost its elasticity from prior obesity and then significant weight loss, so, in a sense, pregnancy after a body lift represents a double whammy. You can probably do it safely, but it is not be something you should choose to do, if you have other options. 

Yes, you can get pregnant after a body
lift. In ideal conditions the body lift
we prefer to have done after finishing
with motherhood but many younger women need this operations and in many
of my young patient whom have had
children after a body lift their bodies look still very good.

Its probably not a good idea to plan a pregnancy after a body lift.  A future pregnancy will potentially undo some of the benefits of your body lift. You may need a revision procedure in the future.

I have treated many weight loss patients over the years, and have performed body lift and many of them.  Patients can become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy after a body lift.

The ideal situation is to wait till you complete having a family before doing the tummy tuck. Because the stretch of the abdomen will result in recurrence of the excess skin in the abdomen. To correct that will require surgery.The same is true for a breast lift. If you understand these limitations and consequences then you can make a decision that fits your lifestyle