If I Dont Have Alot of Loose Skin Can my Tummy Tuck Be Extremely Low and Horizontal ?

asked 1 year ago by 2kidsmommy24 in U.S
Latest answer by Farhad Rafizadeh, MD
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Tags: bikini line, horizontal, incision, lower abdomen

i would like a mommy make over , but i am worried about scar placement . I live in a beach community and we wear our bathing suits rite at our pubic hair line. i am wondering if i could have an incision below my natural pubic hair line as well as it be fairly straight and horizontal ?

5 answers to If I Dont Have Alot of Loose Skin Can my Tummy Tuck Be Extremely Low and Horizontal ?

Tummy tuck scar position

It appears that you have a fair amount of abdominal wall laxity without an extremely large amount of upper skin laxity. When performing a standard tummy tuck in this setting it can be difficult to remove all the skin below the belly button without excessive tension on the closure. A decision is made in the operating room after the flap is elevated as to whether or not all this skin can be remove. If not, the excision is lowered which will ultimately result in a small vertical scar in the... more

David A. Bottger, MD
Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

How low could my tummy tuck scar be?

I looked at your pictures carefully. I don't see as much laxity above the belly bottom as my other colleagues, therefore I think you are a candidate for a mini abdominoplasty. If your plastic surgeon agrees with my assessment, then he can put the scar as low as you desire. If a standard Tummy tuck is needed then it might be difficult to make the scar very low. in these cases a vertical scar is left in the mid line abode the pubis to close the belly bottom hole and allow the surgeon... more

Farhad Rafizadeh, MD
Morristown Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck Scar Placement

You do not appear to be a candidate for a 'mini tummy tuck' because of your degree of skin laxity. You might be a candidate for a tummy tuck but your surgeon should discuss the details of the scar with you in detail prior to surgery. The length of your scar depends on the amount of skin that needs to be removed. The scar can be low but your surgeon should follow your natural crease lines to some some degree for the best scar.

Elizabeth S. Harris, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.eharrismd.com

Tummy tuck scar placement

The scar placement and length is related to what needs to be corrected. I place my tummy tuck scars at the top edge of the pubic hair. If you place the scar IN the pubic hair, then when you pull down the loose skin from above and trim it, you bring hairless skin down to the incision, so the incision is once again at the top of the current pubic hair line. I do like to keep my scars low, whereas some surgeons make them too high, in my opinion. I mark patients in a bathing suit, so... more

Robert M. Grenley, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Placement of tummy tuck scars

Placement of a tummy tuck scar is very important. There are several different techniques for its placement and this becomes useful for each patient. I ask my patients to bring in a bathing suit bottom or one piece they typically wear. This helps me plan the placement of the scar. Although one can plan this, tissues stretch and give and scars can "migrate", So there are no guarantees given that the scar will end up exactly where a patient wants it.... more

Albert Dabbah, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

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