Is Pregnancy Safe After Liposuction?

Liposculpture Is Perfectly Safe Before Pregnancy

There is no need to worry, or to delay liposculpture (otherwise known as liposuction) if you are hoping to have a baby in the near future. Your newly sculpted body might even inspire you to get into the best shape possible, which is always advisable for pregnancy.

Schedule a consultation with a board-certified dermatologist to find out how liposculpture can help you enjoy your pre-baby body even more. There is always the possibility that you will require another liposuction procedure following your pregnancy, but there is no way to tell until after the fact how an individual’s body will respond to pregnancy, so if you really want it now, there’s no need to put it off. (Mitchel P. Goldman, MD, San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon)

If You Understand The Risks Involved, It’s Your Choice To Have Lipo A Year Before Pregnancy

Liposuction and other body contouring procedures are often best performed when the patient is not planning to have a baby. This is because any results achieved from surgery can be adversely affected by pregnancy/childbirth, and the patient will most likely have to undergo a subsequent procedure (whether it is liposuction or something else, like a tummy tuck) to correct the lost results and any new concerns they develop.

So, if a patient understands this and doesn’t mind subjecting themselves to the entire surgical process and everything that is involved (ie. costs, medications, etc.), then getting liposuction 1-2 years before pregnancy is fine. However, I would not advise it for someone who is sure about becoming pregnant within that time. It is an unnecessary risk. (Jerome Edelstein, MD, Toronto Plastic Surgeon)

Having a cosmetic procedure on your body before having babies is a personal decision that will depend upon your comfort level with you body.

If you are not happy with the shape of your body and have the kind of issues that can be improved with liposuction there is nothing wrong with having liposuction before getting pregnant.

Pregnancy can change your body in many ways. But you never know when and/or if you will get pregnant.

Having liposuction will change the proportions of fat in your body. The changes you may go through with pregnancy will not ruin the new shape of your body.

You may gain some excess fat, but the shape should not be very different. If you are uncomfortable with the shape of your body, choosing to have liposuction can improve the way you look now (and after pregnancy).

And you can enjoy those results until you decide to and are successful getting pregnant and having babies. (Adam Rubinstein, MD, Miami Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction Fine Before Pregnancy

Liposuction is fine to have prior to pregnancy and should have no ill effects on the baby or your ability to become pregnant. If there is fat to be removed, and if you feel it would help you achieve your personal goals now, then you could move forward with the procedure.

Just know that your body will change during and after pregnancy, so you might also need to consider other procedures down the road.(Jeffrey W. Hall, MD, Austin Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction has no contraindications regarding pregnancy.

Liposuction has no contraindications regarding pregnancy. You can have surgery before, with no necessary restrictions or limitations. The important consideration here is choosing a qualified and experienced Plastic Surgeon. (Alberto Di Giuseppe, MBBS, London Plastic Surgeon)

If you are a healthy weight and have fatty deposits then there is no contraindication to having liposuction prior to getting pregnant. Of course, at some point after the delivery you may need to return to the operating room for additional liposuction. (Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD, Houston Plastic Surgeon)

If a patient has unwanted, isolated fat deposits which are resistant to diet and exercise, they need not wait until they have completed their pregnancies.

I tell patients if they plan on getting pregnant within one year post surgery then I would probably recommend to wait since the recovery time can last a few months of swelling and soreness. It all depends on the patients preference. (Jaime Perez, MD, Tampa Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction could be done either before childbearing or after childbearing. We would not expect the fat to return to these areas. (John J. Edney, MD, Omaha Plastic Surgeon)

The BEST time to have liposuction is when you have focused problem areas and good skin quality. This is often prior to any pregnancy. (Carmen Kavali, MD, Atlanta Plastic Surgeon)

Either way can work quite well

There are many women who choose to have liposuction before starting a family and they do just fine. You should anticipate that whether or not you have the procedure before a pregnancy, the pregnancy is likely to change your body significantly, and you may very well wish to have a cosmetic procedure afterwards– the liposuction before the pregnancy will not eliminate this possibility. (Shahram Salemy, MD, FACS, Seattle Plastic Surgeon)

Immediate vs. Delayed Gratification

It should not be used as a substitute for weight loss, and that patients should be at or very near their ideal weight when liposuction is done.

If a patient has unwanted, isolated fat deposits which are resistant to diet and exercise, they need not wait until they have completed their pregnancies. Under this circumstance, patients can enjoy the improvement of their figures following liposuction during the interval before their first pregnancy.

However, they should understand that the possible weight gain of pregnancy or multiple pregnancies may influence the results of the liposuction, and that liposuction may need to be repeated in the future, possibly with Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) as well.

If it will be a couple of years before pregnancy, only the patient can decide whether immediate or delayed gratification from liposuction will be better. (Athleo Louis Cambre, MD, Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon)

It depends on your goals

Liposuction can be done almost at anytime. Liposuction is ideal inthe patient who has isolated areas of fat deposits that don’t seem to go away through diet and exercise. I wouldn’t personally recommend liposuction if you are definiely planning to have a baby within the next year.

However, I couldn;t tell you for sure if it wsa going to be 2,3,4 or more years before having a baby. That really is a personal choice. Certainly I would put off a tummy tuck until all pregnancies are completed. (Steven Wallach, MD, New York Plastic Surgeon)