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Crinkly Skin over Belly Button After Mini Tummy Tuck

i had a mini t.tuck ,i still have crinkly skin over the belly button,protrusion under the belly button,one can grab handfuls of flesh,it really bothers me,the mini t.tuck used the same scar from my c-section.i was told i need a full t.tuck making a whole new scar only higher! and...in addition i would have a 2 to 3 inch straight up and down scar to fix to belly button...i heal beautifully the scar from the mini is almost invisible..yet i love the low placement ..their has to be another way...

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Mini Tummy Tuck vs Full Tummy Tuck

Loose skin above the belly button is an indication for a full tummy tuck. With the mini tummy tuck the belly button is not detached, so the skin above it cannot be tightened. While the skin (and muscle) below the belly button can be tightened with a mini tummy tuck, about twice as much skin can be removed with a full tummy tuck. This provides enhanced tightening that can improve abdominal skin laxity all the way up to the ribs. Usually to scar for mini and full tummy tucks is at the... more

Joseph Mele, MD

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Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon

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Mini tummy tuck results can be disappointing

Looks like you needed a full tummy tuck. Mini tummy tucks do not treat skin laxity above the belly button, which you clearly have.

Mini or full tummy tuck?

In my opinion, the mini tummy talk is an operation that produces very limited results and is very rarely indicated. It involves a shorter incision but does not address the majority of the abdominal wall issues present for most patients who present consultation. For example, the area of skin excised is quite small. The abdominal wall musculature is addressed below the umbilicus leaving the upper number wall potentially lax. The appearance of the umbilicus is not necessarily... more

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Crinkly skin above the belly button after mini tummy tuck

A mini tummy tuck is a safe and effective procedure that can create a more contoured abdomen, a tight waist and a beautiful figure. What you are experiencing is excess skin and tissue above the belly button that may not of been treated completely. When we perform a mini tummy tuck, we take great care to retract the skin above the belly button so that this punching does not occur afterwards. Sometimes, it may be necessary to address the belly button orts final position at the same... more

Loose skin after mini tummy tuck: treat with eitjher a full or reverse tummy tuk

A full tummy tuck with short vertical scar is likely your best option to control loose skin after mini tummy tuck. A reverse tummy tuck is another option but would create a whole new scar and may be more difficult to hide.

Crinkly skin above umbilicus

One of the problems of a mini-tummy tuck is that it does not treat the skin above the umbilicus very well. A full tummy tuck does that better.

Steven Wallach, MD

13 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Crinkly skin after mini-tuck

Yiu can have a modified abdominoplasty or floating belly button procedure. Thus stretches the skin immediately above the belly button at the cost of a lower belly button. Obviously there is a limit as to how far down you can move the belly button before it looks too low. This limit then limits the amount of tightening that can be done. The other option is to try non-surgical modalities like Thermage, Titan, or laser liposuction without the liposuction in order to try to get some minor... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

4 reviews

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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