Tummy Tuck Incision Depth

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Latest answer by Vishnu Rumalla, MD
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Tags: incision, muscle

How deep are the incisions if you don't have to do any thing for the muscles or with the muscles?

9 answers to Tummy Tuck Incision Depth

Incision depth

Good question. As a surgeon you need to go to the virtually the same depth when performing a skin only or full abdominoplasty. This level is the layer right above the muscle called the anterior abdominal fascia.

Vishnu Rumalla, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck

The tummy tuck incisions are all performed above the fascial layer of the abdominal muscles. The muscles are brought together to tighten them.

Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

How deep is a tummy tuck incision

Regardless of whether the muscle is plicated or not, the skin and underlying fat must be completely removed to obtain a flat defined contour. Therefore, the incision is carried down through skin and fat to the fascia (protective layer over muscle). It is quite common to plicate the muscle during any tummy tuck procedure to help restore the hour glass figure often distorted by weight loss or pregnancy. I recommend evaluation by a board certified plastic... more

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Depth of Tummy Tuck Incision

The incision for a tummy tuck is carried down to the level of the muscular fascia whether there is any plication of the muscle or not. There rarely is a reason to not perform the muscle plication. Therefore this is something that you might wish to reconsider if this is your choice.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck incision goes down to the fascia.

The anatomy of the abdominal wall from the outside in consists of skin, fat, fascia, muscle, peritoneum, and intestinal cavity. The fascia actually envelops the midline abdominal muscles and is attached to the rectus muscles.. Whether anything is done to the fascia or not, the incision is carried down to the fascia. If the abdominal wall needs to be addressed, sutures are placed in the fascia to tighten it. These tightening sutures pull the abdominal muscles with it. These sutures... more

Aysel Sanderson, MD
Kirkland Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck incision

The depth of the soft tissue elevation is usually at the level of the muscle fascia. Some go more superficial.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Required Depth of Tummy Tuck Incision

Regarding: 'Tummy Tuck Incision Depth How deep are the incisions if you don't have to do any thing for the muscles or with the muscles?" Tummy Tuck requires separation of the skin and fat of the tummy with exposure of the underlying muscles. Since the amount of fat comes in different thicknesses in different people the depth will vary from person to person. Dr. Peter Aldea