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I am a cancer survivor. I had a bone marrow procedure in 2003 and am now doing fine...

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I am a cancer survivor. I had a bone marrow procedure in 2003 and am now doing fine. Unfortunately, the steroids for the process greatly increased my weight and totally changed my body tone. Could I be considered for liposuction, breast lift and tummy tuck as rehabilitation for this change?

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Please accept my admiration for your survivor history. You covered a lot of territory in your summary, and I can appreciate what it took out of you. Plastic surgery can certainly help in your getting back to normal. The usual considerations regarding your present medical condition and appropriateness of elective surgery apply, of course.

Liposuction is a wonderful procedure in body reshaping, and in some situations can be used instead of a tummy tuck. It depends on the amount of skin looseness and stretch marks. It is difficult to comment further without an examination. One of the factors is how much weight gain you have experienced, and what might or might not be needed in the way of dietary management before surgery.

A breast lift can also give an excellent improvement in breast shape, and it can often be combined with other procedures. There are some trade offs in regards to the placement of incisions and the resultant scars. A good coverage of this is present in the ASAPS web site at www.surgery.org.