Am I a good candidate for tummy tuck with my BMI and body composition? (Photo)

In general, performing surgery at a lower BMI will give you a better result. However, you want to make sure that you can actually maintain this lower weight. You don't want to lose 20 lbs, do surgery, and then gain that 20 lbs back. This will give you a worse result in the end. If you can maintain a lower weight, you likely will be able to have a nicer final result.
It would be important to do an examination to see what is causing your excess fullness. This can be due to visceral fat, but can also sometimes be due to separation of the rectus muscles in your abdomen.
If you weight does decrease further you will likely have even more loose skin. I that case a fleur-de-lis tummy tuck may be a better option for you, as it would help to further narrow the waist.

Thanks for your question. From your pictures and your BMI you seem to be a good candidate for a tummy tuck. At my practice, the BMI limit is 33 and includes muscle repair. Being as close to your ideal weight is always recommended. I suggest scheduling a consult for a proper evaluation. Always consult with a board certified plastic surgeon. Take care, Moises Salama MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Based on your pictures you may be an excellent candidate for a procedure referred to as a "Mommy Makeover" combined with a BBL that consists of fat grafting to your buttocks and lateral hips. The "mommy makeover" addresses protruding abdominal muscles, loss of volume in the breasts, and skin laxity around the buttocks, abdominal, and breast regions.
It is recommended that you are within 5-10 lbs of your goal weight in order to maintain your results in the long term. A healthy BMI is between 15 - 24, the maximum recommended being around 30. If you are above 30, then you are encouraged to lose weight before undergoing surgery. The higher the BMI the higher the chance of complications.
A virtual or in person consultation with a Tummy Tuck specialist will help you get an accurate recommendation and pricing.
Respectfully,Brandon Richland, MD

You have achieved a wonderful goal!!
You have developed saggy skin on your abdomen but also sides of abdomen, lovehandles and buttocks so you are a perfect candidate for a LBL in order to remove saggy skin but also lift your mons pubic area, outer thighs, buttocks and tighten lovehandles. Muscle repair will help to create a beautiful smaller waistline.
Be encouraged.
Dr. Cárdenas

Congratulations on losing 80 pounds! Based on your pictures and BMI, you are an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck. You should have a great result. As always, do your research and go to a board certified plastic surgeon.

Hi there, based on your photos I think you are a great canidate for an extended abdominoplasty! I would reccomend a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your health and surgical canidacy.

Thank you for sharing your pictures. You are a good candidate for an extended tummy tuck. It will address the excess skin and muscle separation. You can also consider back liposuction with skin tightening to get even better results.

Ideally yes, you would get better results but the procedure can still be performed and offers really good results.

Hello @LisaAnn37, thank you for your question. Yes you are candidate for tummy tuck with and do not need to lose more weight. It is always important to discuss all options available with your plastic surgeon so that they can develop a comprehensive treatment plan tailored specifically to you and your individual needs. Best wishes! Alan Gonzalez MD. American Society of Plastic Surgery Member (ASPS), International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science” Member (IFATS), Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery member (SCCP).

Thank you for your question regarding if you are a good candidate for an extended tummy tuck with your BMI of 29 after losing 80 lbs. First, congratulations on your weight loss. I do require my patients to maintain their weight for 3 months before having surgery.

In my opinion, you are a great candidate for an extended tummy tuck and will get excellent results. By examining your pictures, I can already see your small frame underneath your excess skin. During the tummy tuck, muscle plication is performed, which will bring in your waistline by an additional 4-6 inches. A mons lift and reduction is also performed to get rid of the "FUPA".

Additionally, if your hips and buttocks bother you, you may want to consider a 360 lower body lift. This would result in a tummy tuck, hip lift and reduction, and buttock lift and reduction.

If you have any more questions regarding a tummy tuck, lower body lift, 360 circumferential lower body lift, belt lipectomy, belt abdominoplasty, or belt dermolipectomy please contact my office. Since the body lift is a big procedure, please seek an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon with significant experience performing the lower body lift. Do your research. Make sure they have performed at least 100 tummy tuck or circumferential lower body lift surgeries and have the before and after pictures to prove it. Carefully examine their before and after pictures and check their reviews on RealSelf. If you cannot find an experienced, tummy tuck or lower body lift surgeon in your neighborhood, consider traveling out of state if you must. Sincerely, Dr. Katzen. (“Verified” Plastic Surgeon, President of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Fellow of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgery, and International College of Surgery and member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and RealSelf Hall of Fame.)