Loose Skin Around Belly Button? (photo)

         I think that a minitummy tuck will not improve the skin around the belly button.   You may want to consider a short scar tummy tuck, which will have the same length scar as the minitummy tuck but will remove about twice as much skin including the problematic skin around the belly button.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of tummy tucks each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Based on your pictures, I would recommend a full tummy tuck as this would address all of your concerns. You would be surprised at how much skin you can remove when you free up the skin all the way to the middle of the chest (xiphoid process). Thin patients like you will have the best outcome from a tummy tuck.  

A mini-TT only addresses the tissue below the navel, and would not be appropriate for you. A full TT would be needed to address the skin excess that is present above the navel. You would probably not need tightening of your abdominal muscles, which should decrease the pain, and speed up the recovery. 

When you are ready for an in person consultation, RealSelf has listings of surgeons in your area. You should consider cross referencing the listings from the The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (plasticsurgery dot org). A listing in the ASPS website assures you that your surgeon is not only board certified,  but also is a member in good standing of the major plastic surgery organization in the U. S. Thank you for your question, best wishes.