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I Am Twenty Three Years Old, I Had my 3rd Child Three Months Ago, So my Skin is Loose Below my Belly Button (photo)

do i need a full tummy tuck or a mini tummy tuck? Also, I am done having babies. I didn't get any stretch marks, and you can't tell i have wrinkled skin until, I bend over. then the skin hangs. can i get away with a mini tummy tuck? or do you suggest something entirely different?

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You need a Minimally Invasive Modified Mini-Tummy Tuck

In my practice, you would be an excellent candidate for a Minimally Invasive Endoscopic-Assisted Modified Mini-Tummy Tuck. This procedure combines the best aspects of a mini-tummy tuck and a full tummy tuck, with the least amount of scarring. In general, the only incision made is about 2cm longer than a standard C-section scar and is in the same location. The soft tissues are released from the muscle and the abdominal muscles are tightened all the way up to the rib cage. A small amount of... more

Mini vs. Full Abdominoplasty

Considering your description and photos, you appear to be a candidate for a full abdominoplasty. Physical exam and consultation would be required to verify. To explore your options, consult with 3 - 4 experienced and expert board certified plastic surgeons. see video

Mini or Full Tummy Tuck?

Thank you very much in pictures. I think you will be best off undergoing a full tummy tuck procedure. A few words of caution for patients contemplating tummy tuck surgery may be in order: In my opinion, the mini tummy talk 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. For example, the... more

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Loose Belly Skin

There are several options to improve loose tummy (abdominal) skin. Only a full examination will determine which are the appropriate options for you. If you do not plan to have more children and there is abdominal wall weakness that "bulges out the tummy", a abdominoplasty may be the most appropriate procedure. Depending on the degree and location of loose skin and belly wall weakness a full or mini-abdominoplasty may be options. If there is... more

Mini tummy tuck

There are very few patients who are true candidates for a mini abdominoplasty. Generally it is difficult to get the best result with a smaller operation.

Few indications for a mini

I see few patients who will benefit from a "mini". The things that are needed to be corrected vary in degree but the principles are similar. The abdominal wall needs to be addressed with repair of the muscle separation up to the xyphoid. Skin will be redraped and the umbilicus transposed. I use liposuction on nearly all abdominoplasties to free the flap with less undermining and to facilitate closure. Generally, it is difficult to fix an abdominoplasty that was... more

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