Can a Tummy Tuck be performed on an HIV person?

HIV by itself is not a contraindication to the surgery. 
Find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of TTs each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Yes, a tummy tuck or any other cosmetic procedure is safe to do in a patient who is HIV positive as long as they are in good health with no viral load detectable and normal CD 4 counts. Most surgeons will request medical clearance from your primary care physician. Please be upfront and advise your surgeon of your HIV status. Despite the low risk of transmission, additional precautionary steps can be taken in the operating room to lessen the risk of potential exposure to the surgical team. For instance, I minimize the number of surgical assistants who can potentially come in contact with sharp instruments and use special blunt tip needles to lessen the chance of accidental needle stick injuries in surgery.

Hello and thank you for your question.  The
best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation.  If your HIV counts are stable and you can obtain medical clearance from your primary physician, then you can safely undergo a tummy tuck.   Make sure you specifically look
at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery
performed by your surgeon and evaluate their results.   The most
important aspect is to find a surgeon you are comfortable with. I recommend
that you seek consultation with a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon who
can evaluate you in person.
Best wishes and good luck.
Richard G. Reish, M.D.
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

The answer is yes. HIV positive patients are at no additional risk for surgery, provided that your CD4 count is normal and the viral load is undetectable. We would request medical clearance from you physicians, as with any chronic medical condition.Best of luck

Thank you for sharing your question.  Assuming the HIV is medically optimized and the person is otherwise a good surgical candidate a TT can be performed.  Hope this helps.

The bigger question is what is the general health of the person undergoing the tummy tuck surgery.  Current therapies for HIV infection have allowed those with the infection to have virtually undetectable levels of the virus and to essentially live a full life in good health.  This doesn't mean that the virus isn't present or that at some point in the future their condition could worsen, into full blown HIV - AIDS for instance, nor does it mean that they are not capable of transmitting the virus to others, including during surgery.  It just means that for the present moment they should be considered in good health, and to me that means that as long as they are healthy enough to undergo elective surgery, this should be possible.  If there is any associated, or additional for that matter, health issue that would preclude such surgery, just as in anyone else, the surgery should not be done until that issue can be stabilized sufficiently to allow surgery to be safely performed.  For our part as surgeons and other health care providers, we should always practice what are referrred to as "universal precautions," and this means that everyone, no matter their known health status, is treated with the same precautions and procedures.  Thus, we shouldn't be treating anyone with known HIV any differently than anyone else in the general population.  This is the way things should work in theory; in reality you may find some surgeons who still decline to perform the surgery for various reasons.  In such instances, and in the event that your primary doctors believe that you are medically healthy enough to undergo the surgery, I think the best thing to do is identify an experienced board certified plastic surgeon who is familiar with the practice of universal precautions and capable of peforming the suragery for you.  Best of luck.  

Thank you for your question. It can be done provided your viral load and CD4 cell count in normal range. Please talk to your physician for your health status and consult a board certified PS for evaluation.

sure, there should be no medical reason that you could not have an abdominoplasty. HIV does not create any greater risk for you, especially with the medications that can keep viral load at zero at this point. Search for a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area  and have a consultation to figure out which procedure is best for you. Best of luck! 

Technically, yes, but it might depend on which medications you are on.  Some medicines might interfere with healing and would increase your risk of post operative complications, especially infection.  We prefer to perform these elective procedures under ideal circumstances and anything that would increase the chances of a poor result need to be evaluated.Good Luck!