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How Far Up Do Mini Tummy Tuck Sutures Go?

asked 6 months ago by Purplearms in Brisbane, 04
Latest answer by Julio Garcia, MD
Question viewed 38 times
Tags: belly button, sutures

In a mini tummy tuck, do the sutures finish just before the belly button, or do they finish under the belly button?

3 answers to How Far Up Do Mini Tummy Tuck Sutures Go?

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Sutures in the muscle during a mini tummy tuck

Traditionally, the suturing of the muscles during a mini tummy tuck goes up to the belly button. If one wanted to, they could lift the skin above the belly button and sutures could be placed there, but it is not as easy to do as during a full tummy tuck.
Julio Garcia, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
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Mini Tummy Tuck and Muscle Repair?

Thank you for the question. Muscle plication suturing done during mini tummy tuck surgery generally extends from the belly button down to the pubic bone. This has to be done judiciously to avoid an increased intra-abdominal pressure that would result in bulging/prominence of the upper abdominal wall. In my opinion, the mini tummy talk is an operation that produces very limited results and is very rarely indicated. It involves a shorter incision but does not address the... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Mini-tummy Tuck and Sutures

Dear Purplearms, This is a hard question to answer since there are so many variations of mini-tummy tucks out there. In most techniques, the incision is very low, just above the pubic area, and horizontal, side-to-side- not up and down. This allows the incision to hide in swimwear and undergarments. On occasion, the plastic surgeon will tighten the lower abdominal muscles through this same incision but those sutures are deep under the skin and fatty tissues and not on... more
Herluf G. Lund, Jr, MD

Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

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