Lipo-abdominalplasty or Mini-tuck Suitable? (photo)

Hi there, I am a fit, healthy active 37 yr old mother of 2. Looking into a moderate abdominalplasty surgery. I do not want the muscle wall compromised, and have done some research on newer methods that in some individuals can remove the excess skin and stretchmarks without severing the muscle tissue... I'm wondering if this would be suitable for me, as my muscles are quite firm under the skin... where/who geographically offers this procedure? I've seen quotes from $4000 - $6000 aprox, accurate?

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Mini Tummy Tuck vs. Full Tummy Tuck vs. Liposuction

A Mini Tummy Tuck will address the skin laxity below the belly button. But, this particular surgery will not smooth out loose skin above the belly button. With regard to the separation between the rectus muscles, the mini tummy tuck approach will only tighten the muscles below the belly button, not the muscle above. With this surgery, one may have some residual fullness above the belly button if the rectus muscle separation is significant. A Full Tummy Tuck is the best surgery if your... more

Mini-tuck Suitable?

Typically an abdominoplasty is used to treat some combination of excess skin excess fat laxity of the abdominal wall Where there is no issue with the abdominal wall, no muscle tightening need be done. Most define a mini-abdominoplasty as surgery limited to below the navel, and this would give no correction above the navel. The attached photo does not show enough of the abdomen to be certain, but I suspect that there is skin laxity above the navel... more

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From the picture you have posted it looks like you would benefit from a Mini tummy tuck with no muscle correction. That would be called dermalipectomy, just removing the loose skin. The range you talk about sounds accurate. You should see a PS to get your accurate advice.