Which Should I Get, Tummy Tuck or Mini Tummy Tuck? (photo)

Im looking to have a tummy tuck or a mini tummy tuck to remove my stretch marks and extra skin that i inherited after giving birth to my son. Im not sure which one I would get the most benefit out of. My main concern is my stomach looking nice in a swimsuit and not having a scar that shows. Any advice would be appreciated as i am uncertain which would work best for me

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Sometimes the best option is no surgery.

Sometimes surgery is not the answer. You do have stretch marks, and unfortunately they are located around the belly-button. What you do not appear to have is excess skin above OR below the belly button. Neither a mini-tummy tuck nor a full-tummy tuck is going to remove the stretch marks because you do not have enough laxity in your skin. Either procedure will remove some skin certainly, but in the end you are likely to end up with the same complaints and a large scar. If the slight bulge in... more

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A Mini Tummy Tuck might be better for you

The difference between a Mini and Full Tummy Tuck is the amount of skin removed, the amount of muscle tightening and the difference in scar location and length. A full tummy tuck will have a circle scar around your belly button and a longer lower abdominal scar. In your case, I would recommend a min tummy tuck. Although it will NOT remove all of your stretch marks, it will remove some lower skin and allow tightening of your lower abdominal muscles. I don't think you have enough fat and... more

Mini vs. Full Tummy Tuck (For Patient in Good Shape after Pregnancy)?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Your situation is interesting in that (in my opinion) there is no great or easy answer. On the one hand, most patients who have had pregnancy and/or weight gain/loss benefit from full tummy tuck surgery (not mini tummy tuck surgery). This operation serves to remove the “excess” skin ( majority of stretch marks for most patients) and reapproximate the abdominal wall muscles that have spread with pregnancy and/or weight gain/loss... more

Full or Mini

Honestly, you look fantastic! You don't need anything! I would seriously suggest you reconsider having an abdominoplasty. Here is why I say this: As a darker individual, you are at an increased risk of hypertrophic scars/keloids. You will not be happy with these. You do not have enough skin excess for a full abdominoplasty, so pursuing this will result not only in a long horizontal scar, but a vertical scar as well from your native belly button. You have... more

Mini vs maxi

Base on your photos it looks like a mini will do it however if the stretch marks extend up over you belly button then you may need a larger incision.

Tummy Tuck or Mini Tummy Tuck?

From the photos, this is a borderline call. With an actual in person consult, much uncertainty would diminish!! The mini-TT treats only the lower abdomen, but this seems to be the main issue here. The lower abdominal incision would not be shorter , but there would be no navel incision. The muscle bulge in the lower abdomen would be tightened, the excess skin in the lower abdomen trimmed. A full TT would remove more skin, but would not remove all the stretch marks. There would... more

Which Should I Get, Tummy Tuck or Mini Tummy Tuck?

Based ONLY on the posted photos I might offer mini TT with Smart Lipo Triplex of mid/upper abdomen.

Both options are available to you

Hello, Thank you for the photos. You are one of the few patients that falls in between being a good candidate for mini tummy tuck and full tummy tuck. A mini tummy tuck would allow you to have a very low scar but would not rejuvenate the belly button. A full tummy tuck would not likely remove all of the skin up to the belly button if the incision is very low so you will end up with a small 1-2 inch incision vertically in the center near your low horizontal incision.... more