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

Hypothyroidism is a condition that can certianly alter the wound healing response.  To lesser degrees, the thyroid can considerably change your bowel habits and constipation and bloating would be quite uncomfortable after an abdominoplasty.  It is recommendable to correct your thyroid levels and symptoms prior to moving forward with an operation.  Best wishes,

Hypothyroidism is the medical condition for underactive throid hormone production.  There are acute and long term issues with this condition.  If you are on therapeutic thyroid hormone replacement, you should be at no greater risk.  However, if your hypothroidism was failed to be diagnosed for extended time, you can develop permanent dysfunction, in particular, the heart which may affect your course.  Please ask your primary care doctor if your disease is well controlled. 

It is likely that you will be able to undergo the tummy tuck procedure safely, despite hypothyroidism. Always best to have medical conditions under optimal control prior to proceeding. Your internist and/or endocrinologist will be your best resource when it comes to specific advice/recommendations. Best wishes.

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.