Am I a Candidate for Abdominoplasty? (photo)

I´m 25 y/o and I have had no children or massive weight loss, but for the past 5 years Ive been wanting a TT. No matter how much I work it out my skin always sags. Ive developed a supra umbilican hernia the past year or two and now it is big enough to really bother me. I have scheduled a hernia repair and a TT for next week but Based on my pictures, am I just fat, or is my skin loose? Am I a good candidate?

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Tummy Tuck Candidate

Dear Victoria, If you have had no massive weight loss no children, and are 25 years old, it's unlikely you would need a tummy tuck by looking at your pictures. As always, I can't say this definitively without a physical exam, but it's likely that your skin would contract nicely with liposuction alone. It doesn't sound as though you have any reason for your skin to be stretched to the point where it wouldn't contract back nicely after liposuction. That's not to say that a... more

Abdominal shaping options

Hello, Thank you for the question and the excellent photos. A 25 year old that is otherwise healthy, has not had children, and has not had massive weight loss will unlikely have significant skin laxity of the abdomen. You do appear to have excess fat and with that comes some additional skin laxity. You should consider that the amount of skin laxity that you have is not significant, you do not have stretch marks, and have otherwise good skin quality. In... more

The only way to correct excess skin of the abdominal wall is by abdominoplasty.

The photograph demonstrates the patient with significant excess skin of the abdomen. Only in abdominoplasty is capable of correcting this condition.

Loose Skin and Hernia - Good Candidate for Tummy Tuck?

With a supraumbilical hernia and loose skin, you are getting a two for one here, and I think you will have a great improvement.

Am I a Candidate for Abdominoplasty? (

From the photos it appears that you are a good candidate for an abdominoplasty, You should benefit from excising the excess skin and fat, and from tightening the abdominal wall. Good luck with your upcoming procedure. Thanks for your question.

Candidate for a Tummy Tuck?

Based on the photos that you have submitted, you appear to be a great candidate for a tummy tuck provided that you are otherwise healthy. The combination of the hernia repair and repair of your six pack abs that you get from the tummy tuck along with the removal of excess skin and a small amount of excess fat will really help narrow your waist. Good luck!