Any doctors do pro bono tummy tuck and breast augmentation?

I am so sorry to hear about your situation. I applaud you for getting out of your abusive relationship and for raising children on your own. Weight gain is absolutely understandable after pregnancy and a traumatic situation. Having gastric bypass will help you get down to your goal weight, and then a tummy tuck will help narrow your waist line, repair your rectus diastasis, and eliminate the stretched out skin. A breast augmentation will be great for restoring volume. Unfortunately, you will struggle finding a plastic surgeon doing a pro bono case. There are so many expenses involved in surgery. The operating room costs thousands of dollars, not including any surgeon fees. There are scrub techs and nurses making hourly rates, and of course, an anesthesiologist who would also have to be on board to work pro bono. Even if you found a medical team of professionals willing to work at zero cost, the surgeon would have to be out of pocket thousands of dollars for the fee to rent the space and for all of the supplies and instruments. Perhaps your best alternative is finding a university hospital that has residents in training. They might be able to offer lower cost surgery options with an attending supervising.Best of luck, and please keep us posted with all of the success I know your future holds.

Thank you for your question. I'm sorry to hear of your struggles. I think you will have a very difficult time finding a surgeon to perform a mommy makeover pro bono. In addition to the surgeon, you would also need to find an anesthesiologist willing to do it as well. I suggest contacting a local university resident's clinic. The resident's will perform the procedure at a significantly reduced cost under the supervision of an attending. This is probably your best bet. Good luck!

If you have excessive skin laxity after losing weight you may want to check with your insurance policy to see if there are any provisions for skin removal. You can check with medical schools near you who may offer lower costs. One other option is financing. Many board certified plastic surgeons accept financing through companies such as PatientFi or CareCredit.

So sorry to hear about your struggles.   If you call one of the universities near you (Loma Linda University or USC),  there may be an option to have a surgery done for a lesser cost thru the residency programs. Frequently they have a cosmetic rotation with plastic surgery residents that provide a discounted rate for patients seeking elective cosmetic surgery. It is not pro bono but it is a discounted rate I believe. Best of luck,Andrew Cohen MD

I am so sorry to hear of your past difficulties and commend you for making a new start. Pro Bono plastic surgery is an all too common request. Some of the requests are sincere, some have less than honest motives. There may be support groups that can assist in your cause, and I encourage you to research the possibilities. When undergoing a plastic surgical procedure, particularly body rejuvenation such as breast and abdominal enhancement, you have to consider it isn't just the plastic surgeon who is donating his or her services. While you may find a plastic surgeon willing to help, you still have two more entities that will need to agree. The anesthesia provider will be asked to donate their services, as well as the facility in which the surgery is performed. If the plastic surgeon paid those fees as part of his or her generosity, the surgeon would actually be losing money, not just donating services. The procedures you mentioned, combined, can range from $7,500 all the way to $15,000 depending on the complexity of the case. Those costs would include the facility and anesthesia costs, as well as surgical costs.I wish you good luck.