Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS): Rapper Kanye West has reportedly told girlfriend Kim Kardashian to avoid cosmetic surgery for removal of her post-pregnancy fat.

Kim gave birth to their daughter North West in June. She wanted to undergo plastic surgery for a tummy tuck.

However, since Kanye lost his mother Donda in 2012 due to side effects of a plastic surgery, he does not want Kim to face any complications.

"Kim was certain that she wanted to have surgery after giving birth because she wanted a head start on losing her baby weight. But when West got wind of her plans, he really flipped out," radaronline.com quoted a source as saying.

Kanye wants Kim to focus on her life and their daughter for now.

"Kanye told Kim in no uncertain terms that she needed to put her baby and her life first," said a source.

"He got pretty emotional because he really didn’t want her going through that kind of major surgery. He’s still traumatised from his mom’s death," the source added.