Sarasota Mini Tummy Tuck doctors

	Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD Tampa Plastic Surgeon 607 South Magnolia Avenue , Tampa		7 answers
	Jaime Perez MD Tampa Plastic Surgeon 307 S. MacDill Ave, Tampa		3 answers
	James H. Schmidt, MD Sarasota Plastic Surgeon 2255 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota		1 answer
	Christian G. Drehsen, MD Tampa Plastic Surgeon 2325 Ulmerton Rd Suite 27, Clearwater
	Antonio Gayoso, MD Saint Petersburg Plastic Surgeon 1515 22nd Ave N, Saint Petersburg

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Can Belly Button Be Repaired During Mini Tummy Tuck? I believe I'm a good candidate for mini abdominoplasty. I've only had one child (I only gained 30 pounds of fat, which I've mostly lost) and don't have stretchmarks on my tummy (just a few on my hips and they are very small).
I have a pooch and some fat that protrudes from the bellybotton and below. My belly button is slightly wrinkled. It's not very noticeable until I sit down but it bothers me. It doesn't look youthful or sexy. Could it be repaired during a Mini Tummy Tuck? I feel my case doesn't require a full abdominoplasty. Thanks so much!!

A: Limited abdominoplasty

It is difficult to accomplish all that one wants to achieve with a mini abdominoplasty. It is hard to tighten the muscles above the umbilicus unless the skin is undermined and elevated. This can be elevated with floating the umbilicus and this would let the skin and umbilicus to move downward after the upper muscles were tightened surgically. this would allow a limited adjustment to the previously loose upper abdominal skin. There is also a very limited potential to perform a small amount of SAL to surrounding areas of the abdomen as well as to perform a limited umbilicoplasty to the belly button without elevating the abdominal skin.

Full abdominoplasty procedures will always give a greater possibility to tighten the muscles and adjust the skin properly, however. Discuss this with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to assess which would be the best procedure for you.

Good luck to you.

Frank Rieger M.D. Tampa Plastic Surgeon

Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon

Mini Tummy Tuck Scar Vs. Full Tummy Tuck Scar? Is it possible to avoid a scar with a mini tummy tuck? I've heard that it doesn't entirely go away. Is the scar from a full tummy tuck more noticeable than from a mini tummy tuck?

A: Mini vs. full abdominoplasty

Both procedures have to leave a scar, because the scar allows the surgeon to remove loose skin. Without a scar, the best a surgeon could do would be to firm up the muscles with imbricating sutures. A mini abdominoplasty will also shorten the scar to some degree, and may also spare having to have a scar around the belly button. If a scar had to be made around the umbilicus( belly button) it would not be to relocate or move the belly button. Having a scar is much less important than having the significant improvement that a tummy tuck would offer.

Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon

Is Muscle Repair Included in Mini Tummy Tucks? If I would like a mini tummy tuck, will my muscles get repaired also? I hear it's usually below the naval only. I have checked to see how far apart they are, and from what I can feel, they are pretty close together along the top of my stomach, and close together beneath the belly button, but they seem to be 2 1/2 finger gaps apart just under the belly button area. Would this get sorted? I also have a small hernia (which getting corrected seperatly on the NHS).

A: Muscle repair with mini tummy tuck.

It is often possible to do a limited imbrication of the rectus muscles( tightening them up) above and certainly below the umbilicus during a limited tummy tuck. This is clearly not as accessible as doing the repair when the skin is raised more widely as is done in a full tummy tuck, however. Limited hernia repairs can also be performed at the same time. Continue to seek the guidance of your chosen Plastic Surgeon for this guidance.

Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon