Gastric Bypass and Tummy Tuck at the Same Time?

Dear Jack,
If you are referring to a recurrent VENTRAL (Tummy) hernia, yes, it certainly can be done at the same time.
The vast majority of Plastic surgeons have fully trained in and are certified in General Surgery AS WELL AS in Plastic Surgery. As such, most of us are quite comfortable repairing ventral hernias. However, in the interest of political considerations we often have our General Surgery colleagues do these with us.
Being a cosmetic procedure, your Abdominoplasty (NOT panniculectomy) will NOT be paid for by your insurance company and you will be fully liable for its surgical, anesthesia and hospital cost.
The hernia RE-repair MAY be covered, but depending on the insurer would have to be pre-authorized by the surgeon performing it.
Once done, your plastic surgeon and general surgeon would have to agree on a time both can be in the OR at the same place and time to ccordinate your surgery. We do it all the time with gynecologists when women undergo GYN procedures and wish to combine them with cosmetic surgery.
Hope this helped.

As Dr. Aldea has nicely stated, most experienced plastic surgeons have Board Certification in both Surgery and Plastic Surgery. The younger generation of plastic surgeons has this less often. Either way, it is usually possible to do a hernia repair and a tummy tuck simultaneously. The costs can only be determined by your local doctors but the tummy tuck will not be covered by insurance. The surgery needs to be cooridnated between the doctors and both need to be in complete agreement that it is the wise thing to do for you.