Excercise and diet don't work - is it possible for Lipo and tummy tuck on my daughter?

Liposuction even with abdominoplasty is not weight reduction. Your daughter needs help with body weight control for purposes of health.

Thank you for submitting ypur question.  I would not recommed surgery on your daugther.  See a pediatric physican specialiing in weight loss.  Best Wishes

Thanks for sharing your question and
photos. I can appreciate your concern.
You raise a very difficult question on ethics about doing a
cosmetic procedure in an underage patient. Lets break down the question in
various steps.
1.Why is this happening? Before doing any surgery
we need to know and rule out causes of obesity. In most of the cases simple
things such as balance between diet and exercise are the most relevant ones.
Sometimes extracalories in the form of sodas or candies might ruin the efforts
of exercise. An activity monitor may help monitor objectively all this
variables.
The next step is making sure that her metabolism and
hormones are working properly.
Assuming that every thing is ok from the medical stand
point, then we need to assess the ethics of doing cosmetic surgery in an
underage.
There are many issues.

1. Making sure that she has psychological clarity and
maturity on what this surgery entails. You may need a psychiatric evaluation
that will support this fact. If somebody is going to perform this surgery, this
is a required step.

2. Her body will heal and tolerate the procedure differently
than an older patient who has undergone through the pains of labor.

3. Understand that if the underlying problem is still
present, the surgery outcome won’t last if she still continues gaining weight.
Truly, I would discourage you from surgery.

If the excess fat is still an issue for self-steam, I could
recommend doing non invasive procedures such as cool sculpting or Sculpsure.
Finally, make sure that you have a
consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.



Wishing you the best in your journey

It is very unusual even to consider this type of surgery on a 12 year old girl.  It may or may not be appropriate but 12 year old girls are almost never the target audience for these procedures.You probably need to assess her overall health as a priority, and put plastic surgery on the back burner.  It's fine to consult with plastic surgeons, but I suspect the recommended treatments will include diet and exercise - but probably not plastic surgery.I hope that this helps and good luck,Dr. Alan EnglerMember of #RealSelf100