Is It Possible to Do a TT Revision by Refloating the Umbilicus if It Was Floated in the First Surgery?

         The float procedure inherently decreases the distance between the belly button and the pubic area and the transverse scar.   Thus, a refloat is usually a very poor idea.  However, without an exam, it is not possible to know.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of tummy tucks and tummy tuck revisions each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

The short answer is yes a secondary abdominoplasty can be done by refloating the umbilicus but there is a limit to how much more the skin can be tightened because your umbilicus will become unnaturally low in position.  If a secondary abdominoplasty is tried where maximal skin is removed  and the umbilicus is left in place (so now there is a circumferential scar around the umbilicus) there is a good chance that the umbilicus will not survive because of poor circulation. It may be best to leave it alone and live with the redundant skin. Make sure you consult with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon if you do wish to proceed.

can be done but your belly button will be lower, much lower and would best be excised and you can then consider a belly button reconstruction later.  Are you willing to do this to allow yourself the maximal removal of skin?