How Will Mini or Full Tummy Tuck Affect my Tattoo?

Should I get a mini or Full Tummy Tuck and what will it do to my tattoos. I'm 18 and just had a little boy. I gained 55lbs during my pregnancy and have lost all but 10lbs and now have a flab of skin that I can't get rid of.

I just want to look like I use to and am not sure if I could get by with a mini or need a full to fix my sagging belly button. I also have a very large tattoo on my stomach and would like to know if it would completely removed by it or how much of it will be left if not.

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How Will Mini or Full Tummy Tuck Affect my Tattoo?

I agree that you should wait until you are done having kids to have a tummy tuck. From what I can see I think you would need a full tummy tuck. Your tattoo will be affected by the tummy tuck and the whole tattoo would not be removed but a good amount of it would be taken out.

At 18, you should wait for a tummy tuck

Tummy tucks (full or minis) should only be done when you are completely done having children. At that time, you will need a full tummy tuck and most, but not all, of your tattoo will be removed and you will need to re-do what's left.

Full Tummy tuck and Tattoo

If you are done having children, a Full Tummy Tuck will give you the BEST result ; a tighter body than you had before your pregnancy(ies), it will flatten your tummy, bring the separated six pack muscles together, narrow your waist, remove the loose skin between the belly button and the Mons pubis (including that part of the ink off) and lift a potentially droopy mons pubis up. As regards your Tattoo - While the art will go, the Mis-spelled (Vivre pour le Moment) will remain but move closer... more

Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) and tattoo

I'm sure you are aware of the phrase on your abdomen which translated means live for the moment or in other words Carpe Diem. As an 18 year old, you have many decisions to make now that you are a parent. One is the choice of having more children in the near future. If the answer is yes, you may want to put off any treatment at this point because it will be undone. No-one can take you back to the way you looked prior to pregnancy. However, your options for treating the loose skin are most... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Full tummy tuck

It looks like you need a full tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) to get the best result. A majority of your tattoo will be excised (removed) with the surgery. The works will still be in place, but most of the image will be gone. Also, the words will be stretched down toward your waist and your belly button will end up above the words. If you want to come to NYC for your surgery, I think it would be an interesting case and, assuming you are a good surgical candidate, you should get excellent... more

Tummy tuck removes most of lower abdominal tattoo

The lower abdominal loose skin and stretch marks can be sucessfully removed with a tummy tuck. Abdominoplasty will remove most of the lower abdominal skin and tattoo. parts of this tattoo will remain in the lower abdomen.

Your Tattoo Will Be Affected from an Abdominoplasty

Pregnancy can result in dramatic changes in a women’s body. These changes are especially noticeable in the abdomen, where saggy redundant skin, weakened abdominal muscles and stretch marks may occur. Your pictures suggest that you would most likely benefit from a full abdominoplasty. It appears that you not only have excess skin and fat below the umbilicus, but above the umbilicus as well. When the skin is located primarily below the level of the umbilicus, mini abdominoplasty is... more

How Will Mini or Full Tummy Tuck Affect my Tattoo?

A full tummy tuck would take almost all of the lower abdominal tattoo except for the area above the navel. The area removed by a mini - abdominoplasty would be much less.

Tummy Tuck and Tattoo

Thank you for the photos. It looks like you would benefit from the tummy tuck. The Plastic Surgeon should be able to draw on you, roughly, how much skin can be taken. That will give you a good idea of what will be left of the tattoo.

Tattoo and tummy tuck

Hi, Your tattoo will be mostly gone but there will still be the writing left in a lower position. The upper parts of the guns will be left also and will end up near or just avove the abdominal tummy tuck incision. You need a full tummy tuck and liposuction of the fat in the hips/other areas. A mini tuck is not a good option to get you the really nice result. Interestingly, You can modify your tattoo later in the new positon in ways that your... more