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I plan to have a tummy tuck within the next two months. Presently, I am 60 pounds...

Q:

I plan to have a tummy tuck within the next two months. Presently, I am 60 pounds overweight. If I slowly lose the weight after surgery by eating and exercising regularly, will that amount of weight loss affect the desired look of the tummy tuck?

A:

Weight loss can potentially affect the outcome of surgery. It is recommended that patients who plan on losing weight do so prior to surgery. Remember that weight loss should be done slowly and in a healthy manner. Otherwise you could have nutritional deficiency that may impact healing potential.

The other reason to drop weight prior to surgery is that you could develop additional skin laxity after the weight loss which could have a negative impact on your final result.

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