Is combining a tummy tuck with a bilateral salpingectomy an option? Would I be better off continuing in different sessions?

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I’m just wondering if you can get a tummy tuck surgery combined with ventral hernia repair, adbominal muscle repair, umbilicoplasty, love handle liposuction, removal of belly button piercing hole, and also a bilateral salpingectomy all done at the same time?

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

Combining procedures is common and considered safe, but there are certain criteria that must be met.  You will need to be in good health and a good candidate for the procedures you are considering.  You will need to have your plastic surgeon and your OB/Gyn coordinate schedules and facilities in order to successfully have these all performed at the same time.  You could also elect to stage them.  Often times the ventral hernia can be addressed along with the tummy tuck.  Seek a double board certified plastic surgeon for this.

James M. Economides, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, I commonly perform tummy tucks at the same time as elective gynecologic surgeries and/or hernia repairs in conjunction with my OBGYN and/or general surgery colleagues. This allows the patient to have one surgery and one recovery.

Jonathan Heistein, MD · Answer

Yes, it is possible to do these procedures at the same time.  In order to be a candidate for this, you would have to be in excellent health and have no other contraindications for combo procedures.  You will need to talk to both your plastic surgeon and gynecologist to cover all the bases and make sure that this is acceptable to both. Best of luck!

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your questions regarding combining surgical procedures.

In my experience, I have coordinated a tummy tuck procedure with another surgeon to complete surgery on various parts of the female reproductive system.

You would need to check with your surgeon to see this is a possibility with him or her as well as the other surgeon.

Hope this helps!

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear sarahhh247,
I understand your concern. It is best however that you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to determine whether you can have several aesthetic surgeries in one session, as this would depend on various factors including but not limited to your general health condition, the type of anesthesia that will be used, and the type of surgeries that will be performed among others.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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