Can I Have a Tummy Tuck or Lipo 4 Months After my C-section?

Hi there-

Often in plastic surgery, I find there is a difference between what would be POSSIBLE, and what is in the patient's best interests...

Would it be possible for you to safely have your tummy tuck 4 months after a c-section? Probably...

Do I think that this is a good plan if the goal is for you to also achieve the very best outcome possible? Unless you are an extraordinarily rapid healer, I would say no.

Of course, the only way to know exactly and accurately what I would recommend to you would be to examine you, but in general, I would not recommend this timing- after surgery, my name is on your outcome, and I want my patients to look as good as they possibly can- even if the timing becomes a bit less convenient in order to facilitate this better outcome.

 Though is can be done sooner, you may not get the results to be as good as if you wait longer. The skin should be mobile and not firm by that time.

Yes, you should be fine for surgery. However, just like any elective procedure, the most important thing is to make sure that you are in good medical condition prior to having surgery. Also, with tummy tuck or abdominoplasty, you really should not lift anything heavy for about a month after surgery while you are healing. So, it would be important that you have someone who can help take care of your newborn as well. Good luck with your procedure.

I like to see the "baby fat" mostly gone, and the patient close to her pre-pregnancy weight.  I have seen active and athletic individuals ready for surgery in as little as 3 months after delivery. 
While there may be some swelling and maturation of the actual C-section scar over the course of a year, it does not change what I do in surgery as that entire area is going to be removed and "tucked" anyway.

I recommend that mothers get to their prepregnancy weight (or very close to this weight) before proceeding with a tummy tuck. I recommend checking with your OB/GYN surgeon to make sure they are aware of your desire to have a tummy tuck and that they approve the surgery. You should be finished having children before proceeding with a tummy tuck. In general, it takes a minimum of 6 months and usually longer to get back to your prepregnancy weight.