Removing a Fibroid Along with a Tummy Tuck After Complicated Previous Surgeries?

Fibroid surgery can produce a lot of bleeding and should not be combined with a cosmetic procedure. Discuss the weight issue with your gynecologist. I would also expect a patient with your history to have adhesions which would complicate things. It is true that combining he procedures may actually cost more because the hospital may not give you the discounted cosmetic rate at the same time that it charges an insurance company full fee. My choice would be to have you address the fibroids first, make sure that your hematocrit is up to snuff and that you are medically clearable, and then consider tummy tuck at a later date. Best of luck!

I am sorry to hear of your previous accident and subsequent surgeries.   It is not uncommon to perform a tummy tuck in combination with your fibroid removal.    It would be important to obtain clearance from your gynecologist on the safety of adding a tummy tuck to removal of your large fibroids.   

If they have any concerns on the safety of the procedure, I would recommend that you delay your tummy tuck until you recover safely.     After fibroid removal, you may lose the excess weight and get a better longterm result from your tummy tuck too.

In regards to weight loss from the fibroids, you would have to ask your gynecologist, but i don't imagine the weight loss being of much significance.

 

I hope this helps.


Dr. Gill