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Mummy Tummy Lipo and Thermage Vs Tummy Tuck?

Hi, I am 26 years old with two children, youngest is 2. I am slender at almost 5' 8" and 130lbs. I lost all my baby weight by diet and exercise but I continue to have the typical "mummy tummy" I have moderate stretch marks below my belly button and my muscle are not seperated and feel flat. I have a loose bulge starting below my belly button and love handles. Heard lipo and a skin tightening treatment are the new "mummy tummy" makeover. Anything to the hype?

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14 Doctor Answers | Asked by Bailey1895 in Concord, NH

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Classic muffin top best treated with tummy tuck and liposuction, not Thermage

Your photos are classic. You would make an excellent patient for a combined tummy tuck and abdominoplasty. You appear to have an "apple" shape and this would give you more of an hourglass shape. We almost always use liposuction to treat the upper tummy and love handles at the same time. It's not hype. It works. But don't take my word for it. Check the photos. I've attached a link to my website. If someone offers Thermage for... more

Mommy Makeover with Thermage Will Not Remove Tummy Bulge

Thank you for your important question. Thermage and other nonsurgical skin tightening techniques only affect the skin and at best tighten about 20%. Thermage will have no effect of the fat under the skin causing the bulge on your lower tummy. Have a Mini Tummy Tuck with Liposuction if you wnat a good result. Non surgical skin tightening with Thermage or others will disappoint you after spending a lot of money

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Some can benefit from this, but the results seem to be too inconsistent. I recommend you see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and consider a mini TT or full TT, and be rid of the skin you do not want.

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Mini Tummy Tuck

Thank you for including your photos, it is helpful. When a patient has damaged skin and abdominal muscles that have separated due to pregnancy, usually a tummy tuck surgery is what will achieve the look that most are wanting to achieve. I do not perform Thermage and have heard from patients who tried it first and then came back for the tummy tuck surgery that it didn't give them the results they thought it would. Do your research and take a look at the credentials of... more

Tummy tuck vs. thermage + liposuction

The amount of skin tightening you get from Thermage isn't even in the same league as what you get from a properly performed tummy tuck. They really aren't comparable. Also, not everybody responds to Thermage predictably. Although I would have to examine you to tell you which one is best, I would suggest that your options are: 1) abdominal liposuction + mini-abdominoplasty (for skin resection) 2) standard abdominoplasty I don't think that... more

Not every woman needs a mommy makeover.

Hi. 1) You look like a good candidate for tumescent liposuction of the abdomen. From your pictures, I don't think you need a tummy tuck. 2) You need both superficial and deep liposuction (Gasparotti technique). Superficial tunneling really tightens the skin. 3) Thermage may give you some additional minor benefit.

Talk to a Plastic Surgeon for mummy tummy problems

Hi, Based on your pictures, you would seem a good candidate for liposuction and a "mini" tuck. I personally don't do thermage, but have seen several patients who have had it done and were disappointed with the results. I also know a few plastic surgeons who have tried it and simply given up on it, saying that the machine is just collecting dust. In our area, there are many "non-core" doctors (non plastic surgeons) advertising various non-invasive... more

Fixing the "Mummy Tummy"

Fortunately, it looks like you have recovered very well from your pregnancy and have smaller issues than many women. Thermage has been around for years but many of the results are underwhelming at best. However, you look to be an ideal candidate for a mini tummy-tuck. This treats problems from the belly button down and it seems as this is your area of concern. I would recommend consulting with a board certified surgeon in your area to discuss a surgery. The scar in this... more

You said it best! Hype is ALWAYS hype!

You have loose skin that any form of liposuction will further empty, causing more laxity and making your stretch marks even more visible. Thermage is of VERY limited value in improving stretch marks or tightening skin--that is why tummy tucks are still necessary for a majority of women who have had babies. There will always be a few women who qualify for liposuction because their skin tone is still great and their babies were small, but truthfully, these women are in the minority.... more

Mommy makeover - abdominoplasty

When we assess a patient for surgery such as an abdominoplasty they fall into 3 categories those who would clearly benefit from the procedure (those with abdominal skin hanging over the genitalia), those who would not and those who lie in the grey zone in between and are hard to evaluate. Your 3 limited photos, some out of focus, make assessment impossible given that you are in the grey zone. Your posted photos justify your concern but again do not allow full... more

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