Modern Variations of Tummy Tuck?

asked 3 years ago by brendaSTL in St. Louis, MO, USA
Latest answer by Michael Baroody, MD
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You had mentioned in the answer to a question that there are modern variations of Tummy Tuck. I am not sure what the variations are that I would be asking a surgeon about.

I am tall and have a large amount of skin below my belly button. Would a Mini Tummy Tuck be the variation, or something else?

6 answers to Modern Variations of Tummy Tuck?

Modern variations of tummy tucks

For patients with a long distance between their belly buttons and the pubic area, especially patients who have minimal loose skin but still have a pooch due to loose fascia, a hybrid tummy tuck (R) may be an option. Through a C-section type incision, modest skin is removed. However, the deep fascia (the "muscles") are tightened up to the breast bone, in other words both below and above the belly button. This procedure requires special instrumentation including bariatric... more

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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Few are great candidates for the mini-abdominoplasty

The abdomen is assessed based on 3 anatomic structures; the skin, the subcutaneous fat, and underlying muscles. Contouring the abdomen should be evaluated with these factors in mind. There are times when liposuction alone will produce the desired result with minimal excess skin. If you have moderate to severe amount of skin then a mini or full abdominoplasty is necessary. If you have a diastasis recti, or spreading of the rectus abdominis muscles (six-pack muscles), then they need to be... more

Michael Baroody, MD
Danbury Plastic Surgeon

Modern abdominoplasty means MINIMAL UNDERMINING.

HI! Minimal underminig means not disrupting the blood supply of the skin of the abdomen. Then you can do whatever is necessary SAFELY. You don't separate the skin from the deeper tissues. Depending on your anatomy, with minimal undermining, you can tighten the skin as much as you want, and you can remove as much fat as you want. Without examining you, I would say don't just have a "mini" abdominoplasty. If you do, you will probably be back for a revision.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Mini- tummy tuck, a misnomer!

A mini-tummy tuck doesn't refer to the length of the scar. Rather, it describes the repair of the strength layer below the skin and fat layers, the so called "fascia". A mini-tummy tuck typically tightens the abdomen strength layer from the pubic bone to the navel, whereas the full tummy tuck tightens the fascia from pubis to breast bone. The skin scars are not that different. The mini tummy tuck is used ideally in women who have a small pooch below the navel, and no excess... more

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

The procedure is designed to the patient

Although some plastic surgeons will do the same operation on all patients, the operations should be customized to each patient and their particular situation. There are many different ways to improve the abdominal contour but it depends on what you are trying to fix and what the patient is willing to undergo to fix that area. Sometimes a patient will only need lipo suctioning. Sometimes only skin removal below the belly button, sometimes only skin abut above and below the belly button,... more

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

Nomenclature is less important than design

The point of any cosmetic surgery is to achieve a certain anatomical change that produces the desired improvement in the eyes of the individual patient. What you call it is not that imprtant but only as a means of communication. Intummy tuck surgery, there are a number of anatomical factors that are related to the patient's complaints. The muscle, fat (both intra-abdominal and extra-abdominal), and amount, location, and quality of skin must be assessed. The final abdominoplasty procedure... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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