Can a type 2 diabetic get a tummy tuck?

Yes a type 2 diabetic can get a tummy tuck but it is really important that there patient's blood sugars are in good control and that the surgeon is less aggressive with the "pulling..."

The diabetes must be well controlled, and the patient must not have significant preexisting end organ damage.Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds
of tummy tuck procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's
website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can
deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Thank you for your post. Diabetes is a disease that should demand a healthy respect from both surgeon and patient in plastic surgery. It is a disease that affects the immune system and can increase the risk of infection, a disease that affects the healing potential of a wound and can cause opening of a wound, and is a disease of the circulation that can lower the blood flow to the operated tissue and cause necrosis or tissue death. This needs to be managed as follows:1. Tight blood glucose control with diet, exercise, and medication. You need to see your internal medicine doctor regularly and make sure your diabetes is well controlled. 2. If you are overweight, then losing weight decreases your risk in tummy tuck surgery or any other surgery for that matter.3. If you have high blood pressure, this needs to be managed and well controlled by your internal medicine doctor as well.4. ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING!5. Consider with your surgeon HyperBaric Oxygen therapy pre- and post-op.6. Make sure you understand from your surgeon and anesthisiologist what medications you should take or not take prior to surgery.It is very possible to have a great outcome as a diabetic following tummy tuck surgery, but minimizing the risk is the most rational way of accomplishing this.Best Wishes, Pablo Prichard, MD

Excellent question. As long as your blood sugar is
controlled, you should have no problem undergoing a tummy tuck. You are at a
higher risk for infection and skin loss, so you and your physician should take
these factors into consideration. Also,
you should not be a smoker and should not be obese. If you are in control of
your blood sugar and otherwise healthy, you should have no problem undergoing
the procedure. Good luck!

Type 2 diabetes is not a bar to plastic surgery. However, your diabetes must be under control. Risks will be higher and patient compliance is crucial.

Yes, you can have surgery as long as your Diabetes is under control. You will want to speak with your primary care physician, or whomever you see to treat your diabetes, for an evaluation of your surgical risk. You will want to inform your plastic surgeon of your condition and know your most recent Hemoglobin A1C levels. You are at a higher risk for poor wound healing, but with tight control on your blood sugar you should do fine. Good luck.

Yes, all other things being equal. There are no photos or other info here to allow for a useful suggestion. Risk profile is a bit higher in patients with diabetes, but if all risks are well managed, there is no reason that you shouldn't be able to have a TT.All the best.