Pittsburgh Tummy Tuck doctors
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Raymond A. Capone, Jr., MD
Pittsburgh Plastic Surgeon
5727 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh |
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Leo McCafferty, MD
Pittsburgh Plastic Surgeon
580 S Aiken Ave 580 S. Aiken Avenue Suite 530, Pittsburgh |
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Jeffrey Antimarino, MD
Pittsburgh Plastic Surgeon
Greensburg |
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James Barber, MD
Pittsburgh Plastic Surgeon
301 Ohio River Blvd, Sewickley |
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Robert Bragdon, M.D.
Pittsburgh Plastic Surgeon
4815 Liberty Ave Suite 235, Pittsburgh |
Recent Answers
I've had two pregnancies which have left my lower abdomen all the way up to my navel with stretch marks and loose skin. I also have scaring on my navel from a piercing and laparoscopic surgery. I am fit and active, I have flat abs but I have a lot of excess skin which is noticeable when I bend over and when I lay on my side (like an empty pouch/deflated balloon) I am planning on having surgery in early 2012 and I guess my question is would I need a tummy tuck or mini tummy?
If the picture associated with your question is you as you look now, I might not recommend any surgery.
The best measure of permanently damaged skin are stretch marks. If the skin is damaged all the way to the navel, you need a tummy tuck. Rolls of loose skin across the lower abdomen can also be an indicator for permanently damaged skin. However they also occur temporarily early after everyones pregnancy and can resolve over a 6-12 month period. Rolls also occur with weight gain, and those are better treated with weight loss or liposuction.
A mini tummy tuck may help the occasional patient with minimal skin damage but patients with stretch marks near the navel have not been as happy with the mini procedure in my experience.
My questions to you are how long since your last delivery? And, how bad are your stretch marks?
Hi, my husband is considering an Abdominoplasty. He is 63 years old and carries all his weight in his belly. He has back problems and cannot do any significant amount of exercising for the abdomen.
We are not sure whether he is a candidate for a Tummy tuck. What questions and considerations should we raise when we explore options with a plastic surgeon?
Thanks for your comments.
Liz
Liz
Your husband should ask whether his "full abdomen" is secondary to subcutaneous fat (fat between the skin and abdominal wall muscle) and skin excess or more due to fat below the abdominal wall-fat we call visceral fat. An abdominoplasty can treat superficial fat and skin excess but not abdominal fullness secondary to deep "visceral" fat. Visceral fat needs to be addressed with diet and excercise.
If, on the otherhand, he just has excess subcutaneous fat with minimal to no skin excess liposuction would be ideal.
Good luck and I hope this helps.
