This is a body-contouring procedure, not a weight loss procedure. Some people think a tummy tuck is an alternative to bariatric surgery. But this is not at all the case. At Austin Cosmetic Surgery, we only perform this surgery on patients who are within 10-15 percent of their ideal weight, preferably at their ideal weight. When a potential patient comes in who has not lost all of her baby weight yet, we advise her to come back when she has lost all of the weight. This is again because significant weight loss will set up more sagging skin, which is what this surgery is trying to correct.