Met with my surgeon and he advised me to lose 20lbs before surgery. I know I can't do that ! I'm in the gym 4-5 times week and eat well! Can't I do anything without losing weight?
March 19, 2016
Answer: Weight Loss Before Tummy Tuck This is a fairly common scenario that comes up and as you can see, there are differing opinions out there. In general, a patient will get a more ideal result the closer they are to their ideal body weight. But, for many patients, this is not practical or realistic. There are a lot of patients who are above their ideal weight and who are still very good candidates for a tummy tuck. Based on the anatomy that I can see in the pictures, you would likely be a good candidate for a Tummy Tuck. There are a lot of factors that go into that decision, though, and when you meet with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, all of that can be addressed. Take care.
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March 19, 2016
Answer: Weight Loss Before Tummy Tuck This is a fairly common scenario that comes up and as you can see, there are differing opinions out there. In general, a patient will get a more ideal result the closer they are to their ideal body weight. But, for many patients, this is not practical or realistic. There are a lot of patients who are above their ideal weight and who are still very good candidates for a tummy tuck. Based on the anatomy that I can see in the pictures, you would likely be a good candidate for a Tummy Tuck. There are a lot of factors that go into that decision, though, and when you meet with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, all of that can be addressed. Take care.
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October 29, 2014
Answer: Losing weight before a surgery Losing weight before a tummy tuck may be important, especially in cases where the patient's BMI is higher that 35, as that increases the risk for complications like infection, bleeding, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, etc. Also by losing the weight the surgery takes less time, less bleeding, the patient will recover faster and finally, losing the weight before the surgery allows the surgeon to remove more skin, the abdomen muscles much easier can be repaired and the final results will be much better.Some patients have very hard time losing the weight before the surgery, in those cases, I will do the surgery, if the risks are not too high, and the patient can start working out again, toward losing more weight, sometimes after losing more weight, then the skin will become lose again, and the patient may need a second procedure to fix that.
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October 29, 2014
Answer: Losing weight before a surgery Losing weight before a tummy tuck may be important, especially in cases where the patient's BMI is higher that 35, as that increases the risk for complications like infection, bleeding, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, etc. Also by losing the weight the surgery takes less time, less bleeding, the patient will recover faster and finally, losing the weight before the surgery allows the surgeon to remove more skin, the abdomen muscles much easier can be repaired and the final results will be much better.Some patients have very hard time losing the weight before the surgery, in those cases, I will do the surgery, if the risks are not too high, and the patient can start working out again, toward losing more weight, sometimes after losing more weight, then the skin will become lose again, and the patient may need a second procedure to fix that.
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