Beverly Hills Mini Tummy Tuck doctors
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William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
201 South Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills |
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15 answers |
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Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
120 S Spalding Dr Suite 110, Beverly Hills |
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12 answers |
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Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
462 N. Linden Dr Suite 236, Beverly Hills |
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8 answers |
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Kevin Brenner, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
465 North Roxbury Drive Suite 1001, Beverly Hills |
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Glenn Vallecillos, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
436 N. Bedford Drive Suite 105, Beverly Hills |
2 answers |
Recent Answers
According to one of the surgeon's I consulted, my c-section scar may be too low to remove if he does a full tummy tuck. He can remove the c-section scar if he does a mini-tuck. My only concern is, with a mini-tuck and lipo, what are the chances I my skin will wrinkle above the navel. I am 50 years old. Thanks!
On your photo, there is a fair amount of loose skin that should ideally be removed if you were having anything done.
Patients often short-change themselves into a "good enough" procedure or a "quick recovery" procedure.
Why not get the best procedure if you are having surgery?
There are a few tummy tucks that you could choose from, none of which would optimally be a "mini tuck" since removal of skin only below the belly button and liposuction might not give you your best result.
I had surgery 6 years ago and have never been happy with the result. I wanted a full tuck but the surgeon said that during the operation he discovered there wasn't enough skin for one so gave me a mini tuck (even though I have the scars for a full tuck!). The skin is still loose and very wrinkley when I bend over. I have decided that enough is enough and I am going to get it sorted properly. What would you recommend? Laser treatment? Could I have a full tuck even though there's not much skin?
From the photo, there appears to be irregularities in the fatty layers as well as evidence of excess skin puckering around the umbilicus (belly button). IMHO attempting to convert this into a full tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty) would be unwise due to the lack of adequate excess skin. In an Abdominoplasty there must be enough excess skin to stretch from the top, of the belly button, to the incision line typically placed just above the pubic area.
Clearly, you do not have that amount of excess skin. Doing a tummy tuck without adequate skin will result in a vertical scar on the abdomen, poor wound healing and/or a widened horizontal scar across the abdomen. IMO, in your particular case, you might consider abdominal liposuction to remove the excess fat combined with a circumferential incision around the belly button to remove and re-drape the loose skin in the mid abdomen.
While, IMHO, this is not the ideal way to do an abdominioplasty in the case of revision surgery, one has to proceed with a realistic sense of how to make things look better, in the end and not worse. Hope this helps.
FYI, be skeptical of anyone espousing the superiority of any one surgical board or organization over another as this is pure fantasy and not fact. The reality is that there are at least two American Surgical Boards that certify plastic and cosmetic surgeons here in the US and in any case, certification by any board is not a guarantee of quality, training or aesthetic judgement IMHO.
Is recovery quicker when you go through the belly button during a mini-tummy tuck? Is the belly button detachment purely for aesthetic reasons?
A mini-tummy tuck involves removal of only a portion of the lower abdominal skin and tissue with no involvement (incisions) at the belly button. A full tummy tuck allows for complete removal of the skin and tissue from the level of the belly button to the pubic area. There is an incision around the belly button during this procedure. This also allows for a complete tightening of the abdominal muscular wall. The length of the final scar with a tummy tuck is only about two inches longer per side compared to a mini-tummy tuck.
Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to see which procedure is best for you.
Best wishes,
Dr.Bruno
