Would you recommend a full or mini tummy tuck?
You’re doing a great job on staying fit! Tummy Tuck can help you remove the excess skin in your abdomen region as well as tighten your muscles.
It’s a great procedure – in the right hands- you should have a very pleasing result. (Thomas Trevisani, Sr., MD, Orlando Plastic Surgeon)
Modified tummy tuck
In my hands you would end up with me moving your belly button and a short one inch vertical scar in middle of l lower tummy with a slightly shorter low tummy tuck scar.
I like to keep scar low. You do not have enough skin to remove above current belly button to pubic hair region which is a standard tummy tuck (Gregory Lynam, MD, Richmond Plastic Surgeon)
Best prodedure after 2 children
You are slim and fit. Your muscle looks stretched all the way up the abdomen. You don’t seem to have much loose skin in the upper abdomen. My inclination based on the photo would be a ‘designed’ tummy tuck – one just for you in which there would be an incision longer than the mini, shorter than the standard – lifting the skin all the way to the ribs to tighten the muscle, resetting the belly button in the same place and removing excess lower tummy tuck. Be sure to see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. (Elizabeth Morgan, MD, PhD, Atlanta Plastic Surgeon)
Full Tummy Tuck or Mini?
You should consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon so that you can be evaluated in person. However, based on your photos, I think you would probably be more satisfied with a full tummy tuck. (Heather J. Furnas, MD, Santa Rosa Plastic Surgeon)
Sometimes Less is More
While I typically find my indications for a mini-tummy tuck to be very narrow (meaning I don’t always like to do them), I think you are a great candidate – but then again, I’m not convinced you need anything at all!Sure, you have a little skin that curls up when you bend over – welcome to REALLIFE.com! It doesn’t bother me at all. Now, if you came to my office and insisted that you wanted the skin to be tighter, sure, I would do it. But in your case I could not justify a full tummy tuck.
I would do the mini, leave the belly button alone (no floating) and you would be happy. I’m sure of it.Hey, that’s just my opinion. I’ll attach an example below. (Thomas P. Sterry, MD, New York Plastic Surgeon)
Mini abdominoplasty is seldom indicated procedure.
In my opinion you would be disappointed with a mini abdominoplasty. Anything above the umbilicus would go untouched which I think would be anesthetic mistake. (Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD, Atlanta Plastic Surgeon)
You are the few patients where a Mini Tummy Tuck would work well. Some skin could be removed, but it appears that the most important thing in your situation is muscle plication. A surgeon could consider “floating” your belly button to achieve more skin removal. (Shim Ching, MD, Honolulu Plastic Surgeon)
From the photos you provided it seems that you have some muscle laxity and excess skin. Therefore ful tummy tuck is mostlikely what you need. A formal consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon will address this particular question. (Moneer Jaibaji, MD)
Based only on photos I would say a full tummy tuck. I can see that you have laxity up higher than your belly button and stretch marks that go at least that high. With a full tummy tuck you can have your diastasis fully repaired and achieve a flatter, smoother result. You should certainly visit a board certified plastic surgeon for a complete assessment. (Tiffany McCormack, MD, Reno Plastic Surgeon)
Mini Or Full Tummy Tuck
I think it is difficult to answer your question without an examination. Although Dr. Rand feels that you can see muscle laxity in your upper abdomen, I cannot be certain of this.
I am concerned that with your relatively high umbilicus and minimal excess upper abdominal skin, that you may need wind up with a vertical scar in the lower abdomen as well as the usual more transversely oriented scar. Obtain a consultation with a plastic surgeon with whom you can discuss the benefits and risks of both procedures. (John Whitt, MD, Louisville Plastic Surgeon)
It is not possible to be precise without an examination; however, your profile view suggests that there is laxity above the umbilicus (belly button) that would best be treated with a full tummy tuck.
I have included links and video below as the decision between tummy tucks, mini tummy tucks and liposuction is something plastic surgeons deal with tevery day in our practice. I hope these resources help. They are not meant to be a substitute for a consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, but hopefully they will provide you with some good background information. (Joseph Mele, MD, Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon)
Probable Full Tummy Tuck
What you really need is a good evaluation and consultation with a board certified plastic surgeons. I can look at your pictures and it appears because of the shape of your abdomen and muscle laxity that you would b a good candidate for a full tummy tuck but why let see someone and find out for sure. (Richard Linderman, MD, Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon)
Mini-tuck vs. Full Abdominoplasty
Without fully examing you, it is impossible to say, but based on your pictures, a full abdominoplasty ( tummy-tuck) is probably the best way to go. You appear to have a degree of abdominal bulging that would not be correctable with a mini-tuck. A full abdominoplasty would allow you to recontour the entire abdomen and achieve a better and more predictable outcome. (Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD, Barrington Plastic Surgeon)
Mini vs full tummy tuck
While this is not actual medical advice, from your photos I would suggest a full tummy tuck because you have muscle laxity above the belly button that would not be addressed in a mini and enough lax skin from the belly button down that removing all of it would look better.
A post-pregnancy patient who is a great candidate for a mini is actually very rare but many try to squeeze them into this box because it is what they think they want to hear. (Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS, Seattle Plastic Surgeon)