Mini Tummy Tuck: Q&A
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Mini or Full Tummy Tuck - Which is Best for Me?
I am getting a tummy tuck next month but would love some opinions. Does my stomach look like a good candidate for a MINI tummy tuck or should I go for the full? My surgeon suggested the mini but my muscles seem to be very stretched on the top. I just don't want a flat bottom belly and a pooch at the top.
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beach31
in Greensboro, NC
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Mini tuck vs Full Tummy Tuck which is best?
This is very common question in my Atlanta practice. Basically, the best procedure for you depends on your desires and evaluation. Based on your photos, you have some excess skin, fat, and muscle laxity. If the muscle laxity does not bother you much, then a mini tuck and liposuction can help remove the excess fat & skin. A mini-tuck have less downtime than a full tuck. However, a full tuck will correct the muscle laxity, but with longer downtime. The best thing to do is to see a...
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Full tummy tuck
I believe you are a good candidate for a full tummy tuck because your muscle weakness seems to extend above the umbilicus. A mini-tummy tuck may create your greatest fear of an upper abdominal bulge. i have never regretted performing a full tummy tuck when it comes to muscle contour. In my experience there is not a significant difference in time of full recovery between a partial vs full muscle repair. There is clearly less recovery if no muscle repair is done at...
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When to get a mini tummy tuck or a full tummy tuck
A tummy tuck is a safe and effective procedure that can create a more contoured abdomen, a tight waist and a beautiful figure.
In our Miami practice, we feel that as all patients are unique, so is every tummy tuck. During the initial consultation, we spent a great deal of time talking to the patients to understand what their concerns are, to learn their aesthetic goals, so that in this way we can create a surgical plan that will help the patient meet their aesthetic ideal. If a...
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Mini vs. full tummy tuck
Based on the photos you provided, you seem like an ideal candidate for a full tummy tuck. A full tummy tuck would provide you with the best results possible because it involves repair of the rectus muscles which have been stretched from pregnancy as well as, removal of all excess and loose tissue of the abdominal area. A mini tummy tuck only involves repair and improvement of the area below the belly button. Very few woman are good candidates for a mini. Consult a board certified plastic...
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(PHOTOS) Mini or full tummy tuck: see VIDEO in link below
The photos confirm your widened muscles and the need for a muscle repair which extends above the belly button. This is typically more than a mini and would require a modification. Perhaps the "Midi" tuck described in the video below would be useful.
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Tummy tucks need to be tailored to the patient
Only a good exam can determine whether you need a full or mini-tummy tuck. If there is fascial weakness above the umbilicus I like to do a full tummy tuck and have never regretted doing so. A mini is for those people with tight fascia and skin above the umbilicus. Dissection doesn't go above the umbilicus. Since there is limited undermining with a mini I can be aggressive with liposuction on the anterior abdomen.
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Mini or full tummy tuck: only your surgeon knows for sure what's best
It takes a personal examination to determine which option is best, though most of the time the full tummy tuck is the better option. Both versions allow for muscle repair and removal of localized fat, but the mini only tightens the skin in the lower abdomen. If the upper abdominal area is absolutely tight and flat then the mini would work.
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Mini or full tummy tuck
Based on your photos, I see some widening about the umbilicus (belly button). In my experience, this usually indicates some muscle separation (rectus diastasis) in that area, and possibly above it, too. Generally, these patients benefit from full plication of the fascia.
If your surgeon can do it through a "mini" style skin incision - great! But I'd recommend a full muscle repair.
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Mini vs full tummy tuck
If your muscles are wide and you have al ot of loose skin, then you are probably better off with a full tummy tuck.
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Mini vs full tummy tuck
It all depends on your upper abdomen which tummy tuck is better for you. It is rare for a patient postpregnancy not to have upper abdominal muscle laxity or skin excess but from your photo you might be one of those people. Only a live exam of you can really tell. You are correct though in thinking that if you tighten only the lower ab and have laxity unaddressed in the upper ab, it will stick out and look bad.
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