Tummy Tuck for Me? (photo)

I wanted to get multiple opinions before I decide what I should do. I am 5'5, 127 pounds and have had 1 child. As you can see, I got pretty bad stretch marks despite only gaining 25 pounds, and my muscles have split the entire way and I have an umbilical hernia as well. How low would my scar be w/a tummy tuck? How much of the stretch marks would be removed? Can a doctor do a tummy tuck w/o "creating" a belly button for me?

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Tummy Tuck Options

A Mini Tummy Tuck will address the skin laxity below the belly button. But, this particular surgery will not smooth out loose skin above the belly button. With regard to the separation between the rectus muscles, the mini tummy tuck approach will only tighten the muscles below the belly button, not the muscle above. With this surgery, one may have some residual fullness above the belly button if the rectus muscle separation is significant. Your best results will be obtained with a Full... more

How low would my scar be with a tummy tuck?

Don't think you are the only mom who is worried about her abdominal contours. Although many patients, if not most, are concerned with the scar from a tummy tuck, with current fashions and low rise jeans, a tummy tuck scar can be placed extremely low. Although most patients are concerned with the scar prior to the surgery, the results are so dramatic and the scars heal so predictably, I rarely hear any negative comments about the incision. The belly tuck scar is also hidden... more

Factors to Consider for Mini Tummy Tuck Selection

Mini-abdominoplasty tightens the lower abdominal wall muscles and removes redundant skin below the umbilicus, belly button, only. In your particular case it will not significantly improve your large belly button nor the loose skin above it. The shortest scar technique for a mini tummy tuck leaves a scar at the pubic hair line. Liposuction may be used alone or in conjunction with a tummy tuck to benefit selected patients ‘Mini” tummy tucks can benefit patients who have a small... more

Your body is in between several good tummy tuck procedures options

Hello, Thank you for the question and photo. You have some but not a significant amount of laxity to your abdomen. This laxity is centrally located as opposed to below the belly button as in most women. Because of this your body is in between several good tummy tuck procedure options. As you may be able to visualize, pulling up on your abdomen by lifting at your breast folds improves some of the laxity above your belly button. Similarly you may be able to... more

Tummy Tuck for Me?

Thanks for the posted photos. Yes maybe but IONLY in person evaluation in your case is a MUST!! Seek a few boarded PSs in your city

Tummy Tuck For Me?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Precise advice would require direct examination. More than likely, you will benefit from a full tummy tuck operation, assuming you have completed having pregnancies. In my opinion, the mini tummy tuck is an operation that produces very limited results and is very rarely indicated. It involves a shorter incision but does not address the majority of the abdominal wall issues present for most patients who present consultation.... more

Tummy Tuck options

The precise answer to your question depends on physical exam, since it is difficult to tell just how loose your skin is from a photo. The term "mini tummy tuck" is used in different ways by different surgeons. It can refer to the length of the scar, the degree of undermining, or whether the rectus muscles need to be tightened. To get a great result you will need to have the rectus muscles brought back together. In order to accomplish this the surgeon will need to... more

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From your pictures it’s hard to determine what kind of tummy tuck would benefit you the best. We cannot see if you excess skin, without an exam. The best advice is that you could probably benefit from a mini or a full tummy tuck, to repair your muscle and get rid stretch marks removed. A PS would be able to give your the best options.

Tummy Tuck

Thank you for your question and for attaching the photos. What I cannot tell from the photos, but what a surgeon can tell at an in person exam is how loose the upper abdominal skin is. If the skin is loose enough, you would get the best improvement with a full standard tummy tuck. The incision would be low enough to be hidden by undies or a bikini bottom, and there would be an incision around the navel, which typically is left in place. The surgeon will discuss how to manage the navel... more