Can I Have Liposuction and Tummy Tuck While on Coumadin?

Your only chance of having a successful procedure would be to change from from Coumadin to lovenox, low molecular weight heparin. You would need the watchful guidance of a hematologist for this maneuver, and your risk of bleeding would be high. You would most likely need to limit the scope of your surgery considerably.
No sense dying to look good!

As others have said, no, you cannot have a tummy tuck while on coumadin.

More importantly though, is if you can have elective surgery with your history of pulmonary embolisms.  In short, no, I would not recommend that you undergo elective cosmetic surgery with a history of pulmonary embolisms.  Even if you were converted from coumadin to a shorter acting blood thinner like lovenox, it seems the risks are too great for someone with your history.

Furthermore, I recommend that you be evaluated by a hematologist/oncologist (if you have not already) to determine why you have already had two pulmonary embolisms at the age of 28.

Best of luck.

Jaime Perez, M.D.

Tummy Tuck Specialist in Tampa, FL

Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa, FL

Hi Maria81 - Taking unnecessary risks when having elective cosmetic surgery is not a good idea.  Blood thinners should be stopped at least 2 weeks before surgery, and this should be cleared with your medical doctors and plastic surgeons first. 

Your later thought is the sensical approach. Unless you are facing some life threatening indication for a tummy tuck (virtually impossible), there is no reason to undergo this procedure while on coumadin, And even in this scenario, the coumadin would be stopped.

Hi there-
If you were my mother, sister, or wife, there is no way I would let you consider having elective surgery (especially a tummy tuck) given your history.  

Unfortunately, if you have already had two pulmonary embolisms, which can be fatal, you should forget the idea of subjecting yourself to such a risk, even if your coumadin can be changed temporarily to allow for surgery. It is not fair to yourself to risk possible death for an elective cosmetic procedure. There may be fat reduction techniques available in the future that become improved and standardized, such as external ultrasound. It may not t give you the same risk, but it has to be considered seriously for its risks.