People who have gastric bypass surgery usually have 75 lbs or more to lose, and for this reason they often consider a tummy tuck for after their bypass. Being excessively overweight can stretch the skin on the stomach to the point where it can't shrink back to a normal size.
Pockets of fat often remain in the stomach even after there's a significant amount of weight loss, and skin will often hang down in an unsightly way. For this reason, having the skin and sometimes the muscles of the abdomen tightened after the weight loss is a common thing for people to do.
What Gastric Bypass Does
There are three main types of surgery performed these days. One is to simply staple the stomach in a diagonal fashion so that there is an upper pouch formed, leaving a small entranceway to the lower stomach. When the small, upper pouch is full, you feel full.
Another method is to actually remove a large portion of the stomach and some of the intestine. There is also the method where a band is placed around the abdomen, also creating a small upper pouch. The timing of the tuck often depends on which surgery you have, as well as other factors.
When and How
It's common consensus among doctors that the tummy tuck should not be performed for at least a year after the procedure, and in many cases a person should wait even longer than that.
For one thing, gastric bypass is major invasive surgery, and it takes quite a while to completely heal from it. For another thing, getting your tummy tightened before you lose all the weight you want to lose doesn't make a lot of sense. You want to be at or close to your goal weight so that the doctor will know exactly how much and muscle needs to be tightened.
The Healing Process
A tuck is also an invasive procedure, and usually involves staying in the hospital for one or two days. By the time you leave the hospital, you should feel well enough to walk around, albeit gingerly, and perform light tasks. Lifting anything even remotely heavy will not be allowed for a few days, but after about two to three weeks, you should be able to do most of the things that you normally do.
Massive weight loss after gastric bypass surgery can definitely leave you with extra hanging skin on your tummy; skin that exercise simply isn't going to get rid of. A tummy tuck can take care of that problem effectively, so it's definitely worth considering.
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