I had Bariatric surgery in 2000 and lost over 100 pounds.  I presently weigh 175 pounds and am 5 feet tall. My stomach is still very large and seems full of fat, (not just loose skin to pull).  Without losing any more weight, will a tummy tuck make my stomach flat?

At your present weight for your height, you are still significantly overweight. That means you probably have a significant amount of fat around your GI tract as well as on the surface. A tummy tuck will only remove the excess fat and skin from the outside, and we can only tighten the muscle as much as the fat on the inside will allow. We cannot reduce the internal fat. Only weight loss will do that. Therefore, your stomach will be flatter, though not flat. I would suggest that you try to lose more weight before proceeding with an abdominoplasty.

R.T. Buchanan, MD

A tummy tuck will improve your stomach but whether it will be completely flat, only a consultation with a plastic surgeon will give you that answer. If you still have internal visceral fat, then a tummy tuck will not make your stomach flat; only further weight loss will improve this.

Adrian Lo, MD