Can a Tummy Tuck Remove Stretch Marks on Hips?

After I had my son I was covered in stretch marks. The ones on my stomach are either at or under the level of my belly button and wrap around both my love handles and a couple are on my back. I'm considering getting a tummy tuck to remove the ones on my stomach and I also want the ones on my hips removed but wasn't sure if that was possible. So my question is would a tummy tuck work on removing my stretch marks from my hips or should I consider lazer removal or possibly a skin graft?

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Stretch Marks on Hips

Lasers have minimal and unpredictable benefits for stretch marks. The standard tummy tuck may remove some of the stretch marks but not all of them. For greater improvement of the stretch marks, the tummy tuck procedure can be altered to provide additional skin excision. see video

Stretch marks

Lasers wil not make the stretch marks disappear. I have not been satisfied with the results of the lasers. If the strech marks are in ellipse removed with a tummy tuck then they will be gone.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Can a tummy tuck remove stretch marks in the hip area

A tummy tuck can remove some of the stretch marks in the hip area but not a lot of them. The incision can be extended laterally (to the side) to include some more of the loose skin in the hip area and subsequently remove some more of those stretch marks. If you have significant loose skin of the lower abdomen and hip area, you may be a candidate for a lower body lift procedure where the incision extends all the way around your waist area (circumferentially) to remove even... more

Tummy Tuck Operation

Women who have stretch marks below the belly button usually find that the marks are gone with removal of extra skin in this area. A tummy tuck scar is from hip to hip and does not reach to the back of the patient. If you desire removal of stretch marks in this area and have plenty of loose skin then a body lift may help. The skin above the belly button can only stretch down to the pubic area and if you have stretch marks above the belly button the stretch marks... more

Modifications of the Tummy Tuck Technique

Hi there- Depending on your exact anatomy, the standard tummy tuck can be effectively modified to remove a bit more skin in the hip area. It is also possible that you would benefit from a body lift type procedure, in which skin is removed from the back of your torso in addition to the front. The best way to know for sure is to find a well trained, experienced Board Certified Plastic Surgeon you like and feel you can trust and visit for a consultation. How to find... more

Stretch marks on hips

The scars from skin grafting are much worse than stretch marks themselves, and so might the scar on your hips from "extended" abdominoplasty, besides the masculinizing effect this extension may have on your figure. Sure, stretch marks can be cut out, but that's like burning down the house to get rid of termites. Sometimes, the trade off is not worth it. Consider accepting them as a natural consequence of the pregnancies that developed your beautiful... more

Laser or skin graft are not for stretch marks

You may benefit from a circumferential belt lipectomy. Discuss this with your surgeon. This can be completed in one procedure whereas other physicians prefer to perform tow separate procedures (front and back).

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

32 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Stretch mark removal

An abominoplasty is a wonderful operation to remove the stretch marks present on your abdomen and can be extended to address the stretch marks present on the hips. A lower body lift is a circumferential extension of the abdominoplasty to improve the appearance of the outer thigh and lift the buttocks while removing the stretch marks in those areas. These are the best procedures to permanently remove stretch marks. Light and energy based technologies may improve the appearance of the... more

Lower Body Lift will Remove Hip Stretch Marks

I agree trhat an extended tummy tuck can possibly remove some of the stretch marks from your hips. However, if you have stretch marks on your back as well, you might consider a lower body lift, especially if you have skin excess in these areas. This is a big operation and you should check with your plastic surgeon to see if you are a candidate.

Stretch marks over the hips MAY be removed with a tummy tuck

First, laser treatments will not remove stretch marks. They can only fade dark stretch marks. If yours are already pale and soft, that's as good as they'll get. I would never consider a skin graft as a viable treatment for stretch marks either, as you would now have a donor site scar. The good news is that a tummy tuck (extending far laterally on both sides) may remove many of your stretch marks over your hips. You are trading some of those stretch marks for... more