Do your legs get larger after a tummy tuck?

A tummy tuck permanently removes fat cells from your midsection. This doesn't cause fat cells elsewhere to grow larger. However, with less fat accumulating in your midsection, any fat in other areas, like your legs or butt, may appear more noticeable, even though the actual amount of fat there hasn't increased.

A tummy tuck doesn’t cause fat to grow in new areas, but if weight is gained after surgery, fat can accumulate in untreated areas like the thighs or buttocks, making them appear larger by comparison. Also, with a flatter abdomen, other areas may look relatively fuller. Maintaining stable weight and a healthy lifestyle helps preserve your results.

Your lower extremities do not just get larger post abdominoplasty. If you gain weight after surgery, you will still gain it diffusely from head to toe. With a fat/skin reduced abdomen from a tummy tuck, you will gain less weight around your anterior trunk and it will go elsewhere.