I sounds as if you are a perfect candidate for a tummy tuck

York Jay Yates, MD answers: Concerns about tummy tuck for stretch marks

I am considering getting a tummy tuck, My problem is not a loose skin or loose muscle but a severe case of stretch marks from hip to hip and aprox 2 inch above my belly button down to the upper part of the pubic area. My stomach is over all flat but do have loose skin I have a 10year daughter, I have low body fat, and I'm at my ideal weight. I just hate the unsightly stretch marks.Being that I am my ideal weight and dont have tooo tooo much skin to play with with I see good results? I am undergoing lipo in certain areas, perhaps this can loosen up more skin? I have seen before and after pictures but cannot seem to find pictures that I can relate too (stretch marks more than fat). What are your thoughts?


York Jay Yates, MD
8 months ago
By York Jay Yates, MD - Ogden Plastic Surgeon

 

It would appear that the skin from the pubis to about the umbilicus could be removed with a tummy tuck.  This would remove the majority of your stretch marks (aside from the ones above the top of the scar).  This of course is only an estimate based on the photo provided.  The trade-off is a scar from hip to hip (well hidden) and around the navel.  Other treatments for stretch marks including laser therapy may improve stretch marks but excision (tummy tuck) is the only way to remove them.  Some of my happiest tummy tuck patients ,like you, present near their ideal body weight with their primary concern being stretch marks. 

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