Tummy Tuck with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, will I regain the weight afterwards?

This is a complex medical scenario, so it is impossible to say if you will regain a significant amount of weight.  However, it is unlikely that your entire result would ever be undone.  The process removes a tremendous amount of fat, and to regain fat in that area becomes all the more difficult.  Discuss further with  your plastic surgeon and endocrinologist. Best of luck!
Dr. SubbioBoard-Certified Plastic SurgeonNewtown Square/Philadelphia, PA

Hello and thank you for your question.  This will depend on how well your thyroid levels are controlled and maintained.  If you are able to obtain medical clearance from your physician who treats your Hashimoto's, then you may be able to proceed with surgery.  If you are an appropriate candidate for a tummy tuck, this can be done through a low and short
incision, all completely below the bikini line. 
The belly button can be designed to look natural and have no scars on
the exterior.   Your muscles can also be
plicated resulting in a flat abdomen. 
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

Thank you for your question. Control of your thyroid should be your primary concern by making sure with your physician that you are getting the replacement thyroid hormone thyroxin that you need. Your weight can be influenced by your thyroid level. There is an excellent metrabolic physician in Morristown, Dr Michael Rothkopf, he could help stabilize your weight and loss some inches. see a board certified ASAPS plastic surgeon in consultation for your safest long term options. A tummy tuck and liposuction can take away inches of adipose tissue (fat). We just don't want to do it for naught. Good luck....

You might gain some weight back, but not where the skin and fat is fully removed from your body. As far as your inability to lose weight on such a strict diet, I believe you need to double check with your physician and consider a medically supervised weight control diet and exercise program for best results with plastic surgery.Good luck!

If your thyroid levels can be maintained at normal levels you should probably not gain weight on a good diet and exercise program.

If your thyroid status is table and controlled, then you would qualify for consideration of a tummy tuck.  That decision, though, would be based on a physical exam and review of your medical history.  A tummy tuck should be considered a body contouring procedure -- not a weight loss procedure.  If you are seeking to lose weight, then you should be evaluated by a specialist weight loss doctor, who may mjake a number of recommendations to you.  If you feel that the weight loss is paramount, then do that first and then consider the tummy tuck.For further info, please read my website captioned below.Good luck!Elliot W. Jacobs, MD, FACSNew York City