Abdominoplasty (Small Inverted-T Incision)?

Dr recom'd t-tuck w/o plication using sml inverted-T incision b/c he didn't believe I had enough loose skin for standard t-tuck. He explained that vert incision would be relatively small & hidden beneath underwear. And he explained that horz incision would ext'd hip to hip & be hidden beneath underwear. Dr described procedure as "finesse procedure." I have a 6-pack, but 5 years ago I lost 80lbs & suffer from skin laxity, stretch marks & misshapen umbilicus. Is this a "good" surgical technique?

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T incision

This is a good technique for patients with pre existing midline scars. I hesitate to use this unless there is a tremendous amount of skin that will need a midline resection for contouring

Small Inverted T Incision

A small inverted T scar is a reasonable approach to your situation, particularly if you have a misshapen belly button and not a lot of skin laxity. The inverted T - scar represents the old umbilicus.

Small T incision after Tummy Tuck

Yes. This is a reasonable approach to an abdominoplasty. Any plastic surgeon worth his/her weight will advise you of this outcome or possible outcome prior to surgery. The incision is small and can be hidden by undergarments. Dr. ES

T-Pattern Tummy Tuck and A Vertical Scar

While any form of a T-based excision is an acceptable tummy tuck procedure, it is not one that I find many patients unhappy with because of the vertical scar. The idea that the vertical scar it is 'hidden under the underwear' is a variable concept based on what type of underwear and what hidden means. It certainly is not hidden out of underwear. and often ends up not hidden in them. This is an approach I would avoid in my patients and see little need to ever use to get a full... more

Abdominoplasty (Small Inverted-T Incision)?

When planning and performing a tummy tuck, if the skin from lower end of the sternum (breastbone) to the navel will not reach the lower TT incision, a decision must be made about how to manage the navel, While doing a standard TT, the navel is incised, left in place, and the hole where the navel was comes off with the excess skin. If there is not enough excess skin, that hole will wind up in the lower abdomen and will have to be closed, hence the vertical incision. Alternative,... more

Small T extension for abdominoplasty

It is certainly a well recognised technique and people who use it say that it decreased the risk of wound breakdown because you can close the wound with less tension. Personally, I do not like it and I feel that there is a greater risk of wound healing problems because there always is at the T-junction. You will find that there is often no rights and wrongs and the thing to do is to find a surgeon that you feel comfortable, ask to see photographs of his or her work and check that... more