You are an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck. The components you should consider incorporating into your surgery are:
1. Muscle repair/tightening
2. Removal of the skin and fat from the belly button down to the pubic region
3. Liposuction of the upper abdomen and flanks/hips Your results will be by far superior when you contour the entire abdomen instead of merely concentrating on the lower portion.
However, the decision is ultimately yours as more elements does increase the cost and recovery slightly. You should consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss the pros and cons of adding liposuction to your tummy tuck. Studies have demonstrated liposuction of the upper abdomen can be performed safely in the right hands with a proper understanding of the blood supply and anatomy. (Ankit Desai, MD, Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon)
Based on description and photos, it appears that you would be a candidate for a tummy tuck with or without some focused liposuction for shaping. To be sure, see two or more board-certified plastic surgeons in your area for a full and evaluation to make sure you are a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have surgery. (J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS, Nashville Plastic Surgeon)
Tummy tuck will give you a nice result
Based on these photos, you appear to be a good candidate for a tummy tuck now that you are at a stable weight. I may also recommend some liposuction of your flanks (love handles) at the same time to enhance your final contour.
Consult with a few board certified plastic surgeons in your area to be sure that you are in fact a good surgical candidate. (William Bruno, MD, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon)
Ready for a tummy tuck
You are an excellent candidate for an abdominoplasty “tummy tuck” procedure. I would recommend a full abdominoplasty with a moderate amount of liposuction on the upper abdomen and waist. I break tummy tucks down into 3 categories:
1. remove excess skin
2. tighten the abdominal muscles and
3. do a modest amount of lipo to help accentuate new tummy. (Jeffrey Hartog, MD, Orlando Plastic Surgeon)
Ideal Candidate For A Tummy Tuck
You are about as perfect a candidate for a tummy tuck as there is. Your underlying body shape is not heavy and the extra skin on your abdomen and muscle wall laxity is making a frontal pouch that diet and exercise will not solve. You will do very nicely from this procedure and it will help reverse the effects of two pregnancies and weight loss. I only wish more tummy tuck patients were as promising a candidate as you appear to be. (Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD, Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon)
Excellent candidate for tummy tuck!
Your photos are very helpful and show some lax skin as well as a fullness in your upper abdomen, likely indicating some separation of your abdominal muscles. As you stated you are done having babies, are at your ideal/normal body weight, and therefore you would be an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck.
Your best results would likely come from repairing your muscle separation, removing the loose and hanging skin and doing a small amount of liposuction on your waist/flanks to narrow your waistline. You are young, with excellent skin so you should have a great result. See a board certified plastic surgeon for a consultation. (Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD, Boston Plastic Surgeon)
Without the benefit of a full consultation and an examination, I believe you are ready for a tummy tuck. I wish all my tummy tuck patients would look like you when they come in for their consultation. You will have an excellent result. Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon in your area.
Absolutely, You are a very good candidate for a tummy tuck. From the pictures that you have posted, one can easily tell taht you have accumulation of fat not only to the upper, lower abdomen, pubic area and flanks but also you do have excess skin above and below your belly botton. A transpositional abdominoplasty in conjunction with liposelection (Vaser) of flanks should give you a very satisfactory results. (Fereydoon S. Mahjouri, MD, Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon)
Looking at your photos, you do not appear to weigh 174 pounds. Although I almost always feel that tummy tuck candidates will get their best result when a t or near ideal body weight, you appear from your photos to be a good candidate for a tummy tuck and think you could obtain a good result in the right hands.
Your skin looks like it has good tone and your tummy has some protrusion which is a distraction for someone with your frame. A tummy tuck will flatten your contour at the expense of a low abdominal scar. Since you do not have a large amount of skin excess the incision line can be contained within the bikini area. I would “float” your belly button (no belly button scar) and wok mostly on the abdominal muscles. You are a good candidate for this and can expect a good result. Be sure to see a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery who can show you a comprehensive portfolio of pre- and post-op pictures. (Daniel Greenwald, MD, Tampa Plastic Surgeon)
You would be a good candidate due to your significant abdominal wall laxity. Due to multiple pregnancies, the muscles of your abdominal wall have stretched, resulting in a protruding anterior abdominal wall. Liposuction will not correct this issue and only with an abdominoplasty can those muscles be tigthened and give you a flat abdominal contour. I would recommend adding liposuction to your hips and flanks for a better contour. (John Michael Thomassen, MD, Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon)
The fundamental principle of Abdominoplasty is to remove excess skin – and in so doing -produce a flatter more attractive abdomen. You do not appear to have significant excess skin-but without examination – it is impossible to tell.
Even if you did have significant excess skin and the abdominal wall muscles were tightened – would you receive the benefit that you seek? (Thomas Trevisani, Sr., MD, Orlando Plastic Surgeon)
I would need to examine your skin more closely but there are noninvasive options like cool sculpting and invasive options like liposuction. I don’t know if I would recommend a tummy tuck for you. Please find a surgeon close to you by using the Smart Beauty Guide. (Robert Whitfield, MD, FACS, Austin Plastic Surgeon)
First, let me congratulate you on looking as good as you do after 5 pregnancies. Your options at this time are an endoscopic tummy tuck, a mini tummy tuck, or a full tummy tuck. A full tummy tuck would likely provide the best overall shape but at the expense of the longest incision. There is also the possibility of needing a small vertical incision near your pubic bone. An endoscopic tummy tuck would have the smallest incisions but would only correct excess fat and loose muscles; it would not correct any loose skin. A mini tummy tuck would be in the middle.
If performed properly it can serve as a form of hybrid tummy tuck where the incision is about half the size of the full tummy tuck and the entire abdominal wall is tightened. (Remus Repta, MD, Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon)
You could certainly be a candidate for an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) or possibly a mini tummy tuck with liposuction. The first step is to schedule a consultation and exam with a board certified plastic surgeon.
Ask to see as many before and after photos as possible and make an informed decision regarding the best procedure for you. (Christopher J. Morea, MD, Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon)
Thank you for the photos and short history but clearly a full examination is needed before making any recommendations (Frederic H. Corbin, MD, Brea Plastic Surgeon)
I would recommend you see a board certified plastic surgeon in your area that performs TT regularly. I think that you have some muscle separation ie diastasis recti, and that would help the abdomen look flatter. How much skin you need to have removed and tightened is based on an examination for laxity.
You may be a candidate for a mini TT, with a modification to repair the separation above your umbilicus. You do not look like you need a full TT by photos. (Rick Rosen, MD, Norwalk Plastic Surgeon)