Tummy Tuck for Butt-like Stomach?

I had two children by c-section. My obgyn decided to cut me from my bellybutton down to my pubic bone. I look as if I have a butt instead of a stomach.

Would I require a Tummy tuck or is there something simpler? It affects my self image tremedously. I'm very embarrassed because of it. My weight is about 130lbs. I'm 5'4" tall.

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20 Doctor Answers | Asked by kpbarnard in Springfield, WV

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You appear to be an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck/abdominoplasty. You have excess skin and lax abdominal musculature, both of which are corrected with this surgery.

Repair of "Butt-like " stomach

From your photo it appears that you have very significant seperation of your rectus muscles ( diastis rectii) with accompanying laxity ofthe musculofascial elements of your abdomen. In my experience this can be corrected by an abdominoplasty which includes the following elements: 1. Repair of the rectus /external oblique muscle support sling. 2. Excision of redundant striated skin. 3.Umbillicus reconstruction. 4. Liposuction You can see a result of a similar case on my site as well as... more

Tummy Tuck To Improve Self Esteem

A full on tummy tuck would be the best surgery to improve your self image. Your midline abdominal scar is only one component of your post pregnancy abdomen. The whole Mommy Makeover concept is not only to get rid of the negative, i.e. your butt-like looking abdomen, but to give you a positive, i.e. a flat abdomen with a nice looking belly button and a thin, well hidden abdominoplasty scar. You asked the question, is there something other than a tummy tuck that can get... more

Tummy Tuck for Butt-like Stomach?

You are an excellent candidate for a full tummy tuck. Most or all of that vertical scar will be removed, as it appears that you have a fair amount of loose skin above the belly button. It also looks like you have a significantly protruding tummy, although we do not see a side photo. This is due to muscle/fascia stretching from your pregnancy, and a muscle/fascia tightening as part of the tummy tuck will make a huge difference. Although you will be trading your current... more

Midline fold on the abodmen and a tummy tuck

I think a tummy tuck would allow a large portion of the prior vertical scar to be removed, it would allow the splitting of the muscles to be repaired to decrease the amount of bulging and would tighten your skin. In performing that, the attachments that are holding the scar down to the tissue below would be released so it would not look like the depression you have now.

Help! My Abdomen looks like a Butt after my C-section...

Hi there- This is actually a very common situation after vertical incisions are used for c-section, and can absolutely and aesthetically be improved through abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) techniques. Here is some advice on finding the best situation for you:

Tummy Tuck for Post Pregnancy Abdomen

You have an interesting but not incredibly rare problem-severe muscle atrophy. The bulge is the result of inability of the rectus muscles to hold back the abdominal contents. If a CT (cat) scan were done your abdomen would demonstrate very thin, frail muscles. Don't get me wrong, it's not due to lack of sit-ups but rather it's from being pregnant and the muscles resetting to a new resting state. To fix this will require a tummy tuck with muscle fascia (the tissue that surrounds the... more

Tummy tuck for a "butt-like" tummy

From your photo and height and weight, you look like an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck. There is no other procedure that will do anything worthwhile to consider. As long as you are done having kids and are in good physical and psychological health and have good support for the recovery period, a tummy tuck will fix what is wrong, eliminate the vertical scar and give you a nice tight flat abdomen!

Tummy tuck after pregnancy

You are an excellent candidate for an abdominoplasty. The surgery will significantly improve the shape of your belly. The scar from your belly button down will also be removed during surgery. You will need an examination prior to surgery to make sure you are a healthy candidate. Once that is complete, you should strongly consider abdominoplasty. Good luck.

Tummy Tuck will correct butt-like stomach

If you are done having your kids -- you are a PERFECT candidate for a tummy tuck. I have done several such cases and the women were very happy in each case. The extent of loose skin and fat removed depends on how low the incision is placed which in turn is determined by the style of underwear you wear. The lower the incision the farther the distance the upper incision will be from the belly button. On the other hand, if you do not plan on wearing low riders, and wear regular styled... more