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Seeking Full Tummy Tuck, Liposuction and Breast Implants- What Will Happen To My Tattoos? (photo)

asked 7 months ago by nothappyanymore in Norfolk, VA
Latest answer by Armando Soto, MD
Question viewed 492 times
Tags: stretch marks, expectation, tattoo

I am 5'11 170lbs & I have had one child. I do not plan to have more children in the future. My concern is what will happen w/my rib cage tattoos, The angle of the photos presented will show you the placement of the art work vs the stretchmarks I've acquired. Please explain how they will be effected, which stretchmarks will likely still be visible after surgery,& your recommendations for breast augmentation (currently 36C with L Inverted Nipple).

Please advise me specifically about possible tattoo removal, stretching, etc. Also, with the photos I've listed do you feel I will still have visable stretchmarks after the tummy tuck? Would laser lypo or the traditional lypo be the best option for my situation? I am seeking a surgeon with an artists hand

12 answers to Seeking Full Tummy Tuck, Liposuction and Breast Implants- What Will Happen To My Tattoos? (photo)

Your tattoos should not be affected by the procedures you desire

Hi there- Based on the photos you provided, it doesn't look like your tattoos will be affected by the procedures you are interested in, other than that they may become more curvy with the more shapely waist contour you might achieve.

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Detailed questions about TT and tattoo

Based on your photos, your tattoos would not be damaged by the scar placement. Most of the stretch marks that are centrally located on your abdomen and below the belly button will be removed. The ones to the sides will get less benefit. The ones that are up high will still be there. Many of your questions require an in-person evaluation and consultation.....so that's really the most important next step for you. All the best,

Thomas Fiala, MD
Altamonte Springs Plastic Surgeon

Seeking Full Tummy Tuck, Liposuction and Breast Implants- What Will Happen To My Tattoos? (photo)

Majority agree that the tattoos are safe. Best to have in person discussions with your chosen PS to determine the answers to ALL your concerns.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Your tattoos are safe!

Based on your photographs and the procedures you are considering, your scars will not damage any of your tattoos, and they appear to be far enough away from the zones of maximum skin stretch or transposition in the abdomen to have any major distortion--they should remain much as they are right now. I liked Dr. Wallach's story. I once had a patient with a tattoo of a large colorful winged fairy sitting on a lily pad. After tummy tuck, only the tip of one wing remained and looked like a... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

Tattoos and TT

I don't think that you will lose any of your tattoos. The standard scars are low down in the groin/pubic area and will rise up towards your hip. Usually all that skin is removed, which will include whatver stretch marks happen to be there.

Ronald Schuster, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.drschuster.com

Tattoos and surgery

It looks like form your photos posted that your tattoos are probably safe. AS for stretch marks I tell patients that most stretch marks between the umbilicus and the mons pubis will be removed with a tummy tuck. I had a few patients with a sun around their umbilicus. They were then left with a sunset or sunrise at their mons pubis region.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Tattoos affected with surgery

From review of your photos, you should have little change in your tatoos with the surgical procedures you have planned. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.

Donald Nunn, MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Tattoos will be fine with your tummy tuck

Some tattoos can be a worry during a tummy tuck, though based on your photos, your tattoos will be out of harms way. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Tattoos And Tummy Tuck Surgery?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Fortunately, their tattoos are in a location that will not be affected directly by the tummy tuck surgery. they may however be stretched and/or pulled inferiorly and centrally. Unfortunately, your stretch marks to extend quite high making complete removal unlikely. However, the stretch marks that do remain will be quite low on the abdominal wall. Also, unfortunately there is no great treatment for the residual stretch marks... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Tattoos post abdominoplasty

I do not think you will see much to the tattoos affected by the abdominoplasty. Maybe a little lower perhaps. The tummy tuck should flatten your tummy and remove some of the stretch marks. Palomar laser company has the only non ablative laser approved for the improvement of stretchmarks. Go to palomarmedical.com.

Rick Rosen, MD
Norwalk Plastic Surgeon

Effect of abdominoplasty on tattoos

Your tattoos appear to be high enough and lateral enough not to be affected by an abdominoplasty. A tummy tuck would remove the stretch marks below the umbilicus and should flatten some of the upper abdomen marks, but would not remove them. You are an excellent candidate for an abdomminoplasty. Because your breasts appear to be C-D cup already, I would recommend that you reassess the need for implants in proportion to the new, flatter stomach rather than combining everything in one... more

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck and Liposuction

Fortunately, your tattoos are on an area of skin that will not be removed during the tummy tuck. Aside from some stretching of the skin, they should be minimally affected by your procedure. It looks like you have stretch marks that go above your belly button. The lower stretch marks will be removed by the tummy tuck, but these higher stretch marks will likely remain.