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I'm 23 and I have stretch marks from my lower abdomen up to my breasts from being overweight. Will a Tummy tuck get rid of the upper abdomen stretch marks?
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kat01
in OH
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Not all your stretch marks will be removed with tummy tuck
A tummy tuck will remove most of the excess skin below the umbilicus to the pubic area, along with stretch marks in that area. The stretch marks above the umbilicus will remain, but will be improved in appearance. The scar goes from hip to hip, but is positioned low to be hidden by a two piece bathing suit. A traditional tummy tuck tightens skin up and down. If you have had a lot of weight loss, you may also have looseness across your abdomen (transversely). If this transverse laxity is...
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Tummy Tuck to remove stretch marks
A standard Tummy tuck removes the skin from just above the belly button down to the pubic bone. If there is a lot of loose skin present, a limited amount of additional skin above the belly button can be removed.
The remaining skin is pulled taut and down. It is not possible to remove most stretch marks that are above the belly button, but they will look better after surgery because the skin will be pulled tighter.
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Abdominal stetch marks and tummy tuck
Hi,
The traditional tummy tuck cannot remove stretch marks from the upper abdomen. The lower stretch marks will be removed it they are between the belly button and the pubic hair area.
However, if you have a great deal of laxity of the upper abdomen, then you might be a candidate for a fleur-de-lis tummy tuck and if so, this DOES remove some of the stretch marks above the belly button. Of course, there is a tradeoff in that you would have a vertical scar...
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Tummy tuck and stretch mark reduction
A tummy tuck removes a great deal of tissue from below the belly button to the bikini line where the scar resides. Thus stretch marks above the belly button will often remain behind and have a stretched appearance as the remaining abdominal tissue is stretched to it's new appearance. They may appear more shallow, but will also appear longer.
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Stretch Marks and Tummy Tuck Surgery
An abdominoplasty will not get rid of all of your stretch marks. It will get rid of most of the stretch marks below the umbilicus, but not above. I always tell my patients it will probably get rid of about 80-85% by directly excising them. Many patients, especially if they’ve had large babies, they will have stretch marks extending all the way up to their rib cage areas. However, it is very effective in removing surgically the stretch marks below the umbilicus.
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Probably not
The tummy tuck operation is good at removing stretch marks in the lower part of the abdomen up to and extending slightly above the belly button. However, if you have stretch marks extending all the way up to your breasts, it is unlikely if not impossible to remove them all. The upper abdominal skin will be stretched alot and made smoother and the stretch marks left may be less apparent. It does sound like you would benefit alot from the tummy tuck operation.
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Stretch mark questions
We can only get rid of the stretch marks that are on the actual piece of skin which is surgically removed. The rest of them stay behind.
In the standard tummy tuck, this means the stretch marks that are below, or up to, the belly button are typically removed, and the ones above that get pulled to a lower position, but are still present.
Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any tummy tuck method that could treat your situation completely.
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DoesTummy Tuck to Remove Stretch Marks Above Belly Button?
The skin that is discarded is the skin below the belly button. If your stretch marks are immediately above your BB. they will end up above the pubic bone and could be partially covered by the underwear. The tightness of the skin make the stretch marks less visible.
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Tummy tuck will probably not remove stretch marks above the belly button
Tummy tuck removes stretched out skin but usually only those stretch marks below the belly button. As a wedge of skin is removed, the rest of the abdominal wall skin will be stretched to reach down to the level of the pubic bone. If you have stretch marks above the belly button, these will move down to below the umbilicus but will not be removed completely.
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Not all stretch marks may be removed after Tummy Tuck
If you have very loose skin, some of the skin can be removed above the umbilicus. In patients with very loose skin, I am able to remove one to two inches of skin above the umbilicus.
It is, however, impossible to remove all the stretch marks up to your breasts. If one removes all the skin, then there is no skin left to pull down and close the wound!
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