| A tummy tuck is a cosmetic procedure that tightens | | | | The best thing to do is avoid significant weight gain by |
| smoothes and removes excess skin after pregnancy | | | | exercising as soon as your surgeon says you can and |
| or extreme weight loss. It is not a method for weight | | | | maintaining a healthy lifestyle. If this means changing |
| loss. A plastic surgeon may perform a bit of liposuction | | | | the way you lived before the surgery, then that's what |
| to achieve the smoothest results and to contour the | | | | you must do. A tummy tuck is not a procedure to be |
| abdominal region, but it is not enough fat removal to | | | | taken lightly. |
| make a size difference. | | | | There is a monetary factor to consider but also the |
| After the procedure, your clothes will fit better and, | | | | time you have to take out of your life for the |
| because the sagging skin is gone, you may be able to | | | | procedure and the recovery. Pregnancy and weight |
| wear more fitted clothes, but there is no significant | | | | gain afterwards can undo all the time and money you |
| difference in the size you wear. | | | | put into a better body. |
| Because of this, your surgeon will advise you to be | | | | If you have any doubts about whether you can |
| within 10 to 20 pounds of your goal weight for the best | | | | maintain your weight or whether you are finished |
| tummy tuck results. If you lose more, your skin will likely | | | | having babies, you should hold off on a tummy tuck. |
| be able to tighten as long as it is a small amount. | | | | Have a consultation with an experienced and board |
| Conversely, if you gain more weight, your results can | | | | certified plastic surgeon. Discuss the results you want, |
| be completely ruined. | | | | your fears and what is expected of you to keep the |
| If you gain say 5 or 10 pounds after your tummy tuck, | | | | results you want. He may recommend you wait until |
| you shouldn't see any difference to your results. Of | | | | you have maintained the same weight for at least 6 |
| course, it also depends on where you tend to | | | | months, especially after bariatric surgery, before going |
| accumulate fat. If you gain a significant amount of | | | | forward. |
| weight, the abdominal area will lose some of the | | | | Once you have decided, remember that while this is |
| contour and shape. The skin and tissue will be | | | | an easy fix to the sagging skin and bumpy fat pockets |
| stretched again and you may see stretch marks. | | | | of the abdominal area, the results are only as |
| There is no guarantee that if you lose these pounds | | | | permanent as the lifestyle you decide to lead. Avoiding |
| that you will go back to your surgically enhanced | | | | weight gain ensures that you will enjoy your results for |
| abdomen. | | | | years to come. |