Who is not a good candidate for a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty?
• Men and women who do not have realistic expectations of what can be achieved. • Men and women who have a BMI above 30. The surgical complication rate increases significantly for obese patients. • Men and women who are not in good health. • Men and women who plan to lose a significant amount of additional weight—20 pounds or more. • Women who plan to have additional pregnancies. Muscles and skin that are tightened in an abdominoplasty can be stretched out again by a subsequent pregnancy. • Men and women who will not stop smoking one month before surgery and one month after. • Some men and women who have certain types of excess scarring—keloid or hypertrophic scarring—from previous surgery. You should discuss this situation with the doctor.
