Is 5'6 200 Lbs to Heavy for Mommy Makeover?

There’s no question that being close to your ideal body
weight improves the results from Mommy Makeover surgery.It also decreases the potential for
complications with this type of surgical procedure.For these reasons, we prefer that patients be
within 10% of their ideal body weight at the time of surgery.Unfortunately,
reaching an ideal weight is easier said than done.The vast majority of patients are
unsuccessful at losing this additional weight.It’s also important to realize that even when patients are overweight,
they can potentially benefit from Mommy Makeover surgery.We therefore, evaluate every patient on an individual
basis.We
encourage patients to lose weight before surgery and prefer that their weight
be stable for at least three months.We
realize that some patients will have difficulty losing weight.We therefore, encourage patients to be in a
supervised weight loss program.Even
with that help, some patients will be unsuccessful in their effort to lose
weight.Even without weight loss, many
of these patients will still potentially benefit from Mommy Makeover surgery.It’s
important to realize that weight loss following Mommy Makeover surgery can
affect the final result.This could even
result in the need for revisional surgery.For these reasons, it’s important to thoroughly discuss this issue with
your plastic surgeon.

Body mass index (BMI) is a combination of your weight and body surface area.

If you have a BMI greater than 30 there is a greater chance that you will have complications after surgery. The BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in Kilograms by your height in meters squared. If you just google BMI calculator you will get plenty of websites where you just plug in your height in inches and weight in pounds and it does the calculations for you.