Is a Tummy Tuck with an Under-active Thyroid Safe?

Prior to undergoing any cosmetic procedure, you need to have your medical conditions stabilized and treated. An underactive thyroid can lead to difficulties with wound healing. This should be addressed in the preoperative medical clearance for anesthesia and surgery that you undergo with your primary care physician or endocrinologist. If the thyroid medication has properly treated your underactive thyroid, it should be okay for you to undergo a tummy tuck.

As with any medical condition that may impact healing after any major surgery, it is important that your thyroid condition is evaluated and managed by an internal medicine physician. With your thyroid condition under good medical control and with clearance by your physician, tummy tuck surgery is perfectly safe and you should have an uncomplicated recovery period.