Kansas City Mini Tummy Tuck doctors
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William H. Huffaker, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon
17300 N Outer Forty Road Suite 300, Chesterfield |
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Eric Swanson MD
Leawood Plastic Surgeon
11413 Ash, Leawood |
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David Finkle, MD
Omaha Plastic Surgeon
4911 South 118 Street, Omaha |
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Recent Answers
44 yr old female, no children, eat healthy and workout several times a week - but would like to get rid of accumulation of fat around torso (love handles and abdominal area).I am probably about 10-15 lbs over my "ideal" weight. Am concerned about the lumpy bumpy problem I hear about with lipo, but not sure that I really need a tummy tuck. Also always concerned about the health risk of any surgery, wondering if one procedure is "safer" than the other.
The first question is whether you need a tummy tuck. If your skin tone is reasonable and you don't have a lot of stretch marks, you may do just fine with liposuction alone (if you can grap a roll and shake it up and down, you may be better to have a tummy tuck). Contour irregularities sometimes happen with liposuction. The most important factor in preventing them is the skill and experience of your surgeon, so you want to go to an experienced plastic surgeon. I also use ultrasound, which I think helps, but it is secondary to surgical proficiency. Both procedures, lipo and tummy tuck, can be very safely performed by an experienced surgeon in an accredited facility. I personally prefer an unconscious IV sedation for both procedures because it is so safe and avoids some of the things that go with a traditional anesthetic (intubation, gas, paralysis, and a ventilator). If you are in doubt, go with the liposuction. You can always return for a tummy tuck. Incidentally, a "mini-tummy tuck" is usually not sufficient. If you need a tummy tuck, you are usually better to have a full tummy tuck. I talk much more about this on my website.
My only concern is the very loose skin over my c-section scar, like 3 1/2 to 4 inches of wrinkly skin that I can grab between my fingers, and of course the stretch marks but I wouldn't like to carry a full tummy tuck scar for the rest of my life.
Will a mini tummy tuck be enough for me?
You do not appear to have much loose skin, but you do appear to have laxity of the muscles. We can use a shorter incision. cut across the base of the umbilicus, tighten the muscles all the way to the ribs. and resuture the umbilicus. You will avoid the scar around the umbilicus and have a shorter scar. I prefer this technique if I cannot excise all of the skin from the top of the pubic hair to the umbilicus.
