Can one have a tummy tuck with family history of Hodgkin lymphoma?

Once you have the clearance from the doctor who follows you for your Hodgkin's lymphoma, then you can have your tummy tuck.

You can certainly get a tummy tuck with your family history. Not a bad idea to get this cheated through your personal physician.

Dear NaPerez,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Generally speaking, you should be healthy prior to elective procedure. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

As long as you are healthy and do not have active lymphoma, you could safely have abdominoplasty or any other elective procedure.

You can still be a candidate for a tummy tuck even if you have a family history of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. If you have concerns about proceeding you can visit with your PCP to get clearance. We welcome you to visit us in our Houston office for a consultation!

Lymphoma doesn’t cause lymph node issues it is a white blood cell cancer. In lymphoma lymphocytes become cancerous. The cancerous lymphocytes can build up in different tissues throughout the body.

If you don’t have lymphoma then you don’t have cancer.

As long as that’s the case you should be fine to have a tummy tuck.

If you have lymphoma than that disease should be treated until it’s in complete remission before considering elective surgery.

A full tummy tuck does not cause problems with lymph nodes.

I suggest having multiple in person consultations for local board-certified plastic surgeons to get a little better acquainted and educated about this procedure.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

Thank you for the question and if cleared medically your family history should not be a contra indication for surgery.

Dr Corbin