How much weight will I lose with a tummy tuck?

Body contouring surgeries such as tummy tucks, breast lifts, arm lifts and thigh lifts are designed to be shaping procedures, not weight loss techniques. All of these procedures are best performed after a patient has lost most of his or her excess weight. As a result, the weight of the specimens removed, and therefore, weight lost by the patient, is usually not very significant.

The majority of the tissue removed is composed of skin along with a layer of subcutaneous fat. In general, this tissue does not weight very much unless there is a thick fatty layer removed, such as from the lower abdomen.

For a standard tummy tuck, the average tissue removed probably weighs 3-4 pounds and bulky specimens in large patients who have big resections can weigh 10-15 pounds. The tissue removed during a breast lift generally consists of a thin layer of skin only with negligible weight. The same is true of arm lift and thigh lift procedures.

Liposuction, on the other hand, can remove up to ten pounds during a procedure when multiple areas are treated and as much as five liters of fat is removed. Once again, liposuction is not a weight loss program and is best performed on those who have lost most of their excess weight through diet and exercise so that the surgeon can concentrate on areas that are hard to lose. It has been well documented in the literature that the long term benefits of liposuction, tummy tucks and all other body contouring procedures are best when performed on patients who have proven before surgery that they are capable of controlling their weight through diet and exercise programs. Patients who use cosmetic surgery to ‘kick-start’ their weight loss generally fail in the long run.

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