Scarless tummy tuck - how to get one?

A tummy tuck is a surgical procedure.  So, by definition, a tummy tuck has to have a scar. Non-surgical options for abdominal rejuvenation do exist.  However, they are all more hype than substance.  I have NEVER been impressed with the results of non-surgical body contouring. You forgot to write... more

I concur with my colleagues here. There is no such thing as a scarless tummy tuck.  A tummy tuck is a contouring procedure.  We must accept some degree of scar for better form in the tummy area.  Fortunately, the tummy scar is placed very low in your waist or bikini line.

There is no such thing as a "scarless" tummy tuck.  Any time the skin is cut, there is a scar left behind. Plastic surgeons are trained to hide scars as well as possible, but every surgery leaves a scar. It is possible that what you heard described is an endoscopic repair of a rectus diastasis... more

Unfortunately you really need to do your homework these days. There are all sorts fo people, medical and nonmedical out there touting all sorts of cosmetic treatments. Even some board certified plastic surgeons are putting catchy names of old and new procedures to try to make it look like they have invented... more

As my esteemed colleagues have pointed out, there is no scarless tummy tuck.  Tummy tucks remove extra skin (different amounts depending on the patient's requirements) and tighten the deep layer (the fascia).  This cannot be done through scarless surgery or through levitation for that matter. ... more

No doubt you are seeing a pattern in the responses to your inquiry about "scarless tummy tuck." There are a couple of things you may have seen in the news, relating to techniques to enhance skin tightening with liposuction. One of these is VASER ultrasound, for which a study was recently reported... more

Always be aware that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.  The local news stations  are the purveyors of a good bit of misinformation when it comes to medicine in general and plastic surgery in particular.  There is not, to my knowledge, a scarless TT. A TT involves removal of... more

I suspect you could find the scarless tummy tuck on the same shelf as the scarless Facelift, the delicious fat free dessert, the perfect husband (or wife), The Tooth Fairy, Efficient Government and World Peace... It does NOT exist. In you are one of a very small group of people with only a rectus muscle... more

 Even a limited incision or an endoscopic tummy tuck has some scars so there is truly no "scarless" tummy tuck.  The number of patients who need a tummy tuck because of muscle laxity but don't need any extra skin removed (here's where the scar comes from) is vanishingly small.  You... more