Your plastic surgeon will take a complete medical history and will also conduct a careful examination in order to evaluate your general and overall health. With an ideal tummy tuck, the patient will have no health problems, and he or she will only wish to remove any excess deposits of loose abdominal fat or skin. Any person who is on a weight-loss plan should be close to their target weight that they have set before they have the surgery performed. Women who are planning any future pregnancies should delay receiving a tummy tuck, as pregnancy stretch the abdomen again.