Caesarian and tummy tuck..

**Banana_juice** · July 19th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Hi there,

I'm just wondering if anyone has had (or is planning to have) a cesarean combined with apronectomy/mini tummy tuck. I would like to have one done and have started doing a research on the list of obstetricians. However i'm feeling a little clueless at the moment.The hospital of choice would either be RPAH or Canterbury (still in two minds). Would appreciate it if you could share your story or give a recommendation.

Thx

**boobaloo** · July 19th, 2009, 09:22 PM

no recommendation or anything... but gawd i wish i'd had one!! jealous.. oh no, i really lurve my overhang... lol

**Turkish Delight** · July 19th, 2009, 10:10 PM

i'm having my tummy tuck next year. Had both of my kids c/s. Geez if i knew that i could've had it done when i had DD i would've been over the moon. GL. No advice though.

**maz** · July 19th, 2009, 10:16 PM

im pretty sure i had one with my second as i joked about it and the ob said ah we have to cut away the scare tissue anyway adn winked at me..I had a nice flat tummy 3 weeks later adn remember going to a wedding and having people floored that I had had a baby not long before hand.

No I have this unattractive GUNT after c/s number 4

***TripleJ*** · November 14th, 2009, 07:07 PM

no advice just good luck

maz- u know how to make me laugh

**GlitterMum** · November 15th, 2009, 12:09 PM

**mrzbaby** · November 15th, 2009, 02:20 PM

Seroulsy somehting that I have thought about but I don't think I can with the diabetes....After 4 huge babies I would really love one and the thought has crossed my mind.
I am looking more form the medical perspective as I have pretty major overhangs after 10 - 12 pound babies and I have a lot of trouble healing as a result I last one was over 8 weeks and then turned into a haemorrage and then a major infection ). Certainly if I was offered on I would look into it more.

Are you considering from a medical or cosmetic perspective?

**belle333** · November 18th, 2009, 08:23 PM

Hi

I know its possible cause someone I knew about 8 years ago had it done with her second child. I understand that her Dr suggested it and that she had huge babies. But don't have any details for you.

GL

**~*lilla*~** · November 18th, 2009, 08:34 PM

Can Ob's actually do this? I thought that would be an area for a plastic surgeon? With my 2nd c/s he did scar revision (I get keloid scarring

) but he only took maybe a centremetre each side, nothing near a tummy tuck.

I'm so jealous. I hate my apron tummy. DH says it's my battle scar, god love him, but I hate it so much. My tummy is actually pretty firm and flat, but then the apron gives my lower tummy a real funny look. Sighs

**~mamaspice~** · November 20th, 2009, 12:00 PM

I'm not a fan of my "Stoodgey belly" as i call it either, but I'm guessing you'd have to have your Ob for the CS then a plastic sureon for a proper abdoplasty afterwards? And wouldn't they have to knock you out for the abdoplasty?

**BellyBelly** · November 20th, 2009, 12:02 PM

I've heard of some people having this, and they were in alot of pain after the two surgeries and recovery was longer than they expected. Not sure if that's something you'd want with a newborn to take care of at the same time.

**Inanna** · November 20th, 2009, 12:12 PM

Mmmm I have some pretty amazing obstetricians in my life and there is no way on this Earth I would trust them with an abdominoplasty!!!

An obstetrician is not qualified to do this type of surgery. I full abdominoplasty can take hours to do! Usually it is combined with some liposuction as well...

It is major surgery in itself & I have never heard of it being done at the same time as a c/section.
A mini one - maybe... but cetainly not at the hands of an obstetric surgeon! It needs to be done by someone with qualifications as a plastic surgeon...

There are some cowboys and girls out there that have done the quicky course and I personally have seen some tears when they are let loose.

As with most things there are those that are professional and you need to consult a fully qualified plastic surgeon... IHTH

**Inanna** · November 20th, 2009, 12:15 PM

Oops othersposted whilst I was compsing my response...

Yes, you absolutely would need a general anaesthetic. Have a google of what it entails - I am sure there are photos/videos on youtube...

Absolutely correct Kelly - I think it is way too much to recover from as well as bonding with that beautiful baby - who doesn't care how big or small your belly is - just that you are there to hold him/her close!

**Visitor7** · November 20th, 2009, 12:48 PM

My mother has had a tummy tuck, and the recovery she went through with it was horrendous! She was in so much pain afterwards, and could barely move for the first month. I know a c/s is major abdominal surgery as well, but a tummy tuck is a lot more invasive, therefore more painful. And you'd need a plastic surgeon to do the tummy tuck, an obstetrian could not do this. Well I certainly wouldn't let one do it.

**Isadora** · November 20th, 2009, 02:29 PM

No way I wouldnt have a tummy tuck after having just had a baby. Dont worry about it, have your bub and if you are still unhappy with your tummy down the track go for it then.

**~mamaspice~** · November 20th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Actually I know someone who has had a tummy tuck too and like Jodi's mum, she said it was extremely painful. For the first two weeks after she got home from hospital she slept sitting up in the lounge chair because she couldn't even get in and out of bed.
So yeah, that's probably something worth thinking about.

**skeetaboat** · November 20th, 2009, 08:10 PM

From my understanding an apronectomy is quite different and significantly less invasive than a tummy tuck.. isn't it? I thought apronectomy was basically cutting out the excess skin, and doesn't involve the muscles. So once your uterus and muscles have been sewn up after the c section it's a matter of widening the cut accross your skin, cutting the excess out, and sewing your skin back together. That's my understanding of it, anyway, quite different to the tummy tuck. I don't think it would be as debilitating as the tummy tuck is, and certainly not much more debilitating than a c-section already is.

**~mamaspice~** · November 20th, 2009, 08:35 PM

From my understanding an apronectomy is quite different and significantly less invasive than a tummy tuck.. isn't it? I thought apronectomy was basically cutting out the excess skin, and doesn't involve the muscles. So once your uterus and muscles have been sewn up after the c section it's a matter of widening the cut accross your skin, cutting the excess out, and sewing your skin back together. That's my understanding of it, anyway, quite different to the tummy tuck. I don't think it would be as debilitating as the tummy tuck is, and certainly not much more debilitating than a c-section already is.

Skeetaboat, you've got a point! If that's all it is, and not a full-on tummy tuck then the recovery prob wouldn't be much worse than just having the caesar.

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