Can Breast Lift Tuck Upper Abdomen Loose Skin?

As you have gathered from the posts by many fine surgeons, a complete tummy tuck is usually not advisable through breast lift incisions. It is simply too weak an operation to accomplish large removal of extra skin when performed responsibly, and too brutal a procedure with unacceptable scarring when it is performed completely across the upper abdomen.
The question arises, however, in fit women with just a little laxity of the upper abdomen. Should they have a full tummy tuck incision when they don't have a lot of extra skin?
In our practice, many fit moms have a hybrid tummy tuck (TM). This is a short incision tummy tuck with full tightening of the fascia, the deep layer (lining of the muscles). A small amount of lower abdominal skin is removed. It is different from a mini tuck in that the upper abdominal "muscles" (actually fascia) are tightened, rather than just the lower abdominal fascia. It requires special instrumentation, expertise and often endoscopic equipment to perform.
For those women undergoing a hybrid tummy tuck, upper abdominal skin looseness is not addressed. Since they generally have very little extra skin anyway, the limited reverse abdominoplasty may be the perfect solution to remove a little bit more skin while not incurring full tummy tuck incisions. It is an obvious choice for women undergoing a hybrid tummy tuck and a breast lift.
Important to realize is this procedure is best for fit moms only, who have relatively little excess skin.

You are describing a reverse tummy tuck procedure. In general this is not the way to go for a host of reasons. A standard tummy tuck procedure will redrape your redundant skin both the upper and lower abdominal areas. #TTwithbreastlift#breastlift/ttcombination

What you are inquiring about is a reverse tummy tuck or some variation of it. It is not advisable and would not give you the results that you would want. You should go see a board certified plastic surgeon to see if a full tummy tuck is possible. It still may be so I would not be discouraged.
Good luck.

As you can tell from the previous responses, the 'reverse tummy tuck" is the sort of option you are looking at, but it is not done very commonly. I do think there is a place for it sometimes but there are some limitations to keep in mind. One of these is that in order to lift the skin to a signicant degree, the scar has to come across the midline where it is not very favorable. Also, the more you lift, the more likely the scar will pull down over time. If it can be kept to the area under the breasts, and not a lot of lift is required, then it can work out. It's an individual situation and so you would need to be examined by someone who does the procedure in order to determine whether it is appropriate for your needs and expecations.

This is commonly referred to as a reverse abdominoplasty and can be performed but you may get a better result by doing a full abodminoplasty. It is likely you still may have enough skin but your plastic surgeon would be the best source for determining if the reverse or full abdominoplasty is the best option for you.

A breast lift is intended to tighten the skin of the
breast creating a more youthful and desirable shape.It will not lift the skin of the upper
abdomen.Many women pursue breast lift surgery after their
childbearing years are over.In addition
to loose skin of the breasts, there is often loose skin of the abdominal
wall.It is quite common for women to
undergo a “mommy makeover” at that time.During that time, a tummy tuck can be done in conjunction with the
breast lift surgery.It is more
convenient and economical for women to undergo this type of combination than it
is to separate them into two separate procedures.

There is a procedure called a reverse tummy tuck but I am not a big fan of the scars or the risks associated with the procedure.   Please see a board certified plastic surgeon for a formal examination to learn about your options.

 A Breast Lift is not the answer for fullness in the upper abdomen. Not infrequently I see patients in whom there is as much skin laxity in the upper abdomen as there is in the lower abdomen. In fact, some patients after pregnancy will have fairly 'toned' lower abdominal skin, but very lax and redundant upper abdominal skin. In these situations, the removal of skin in a vertically downward direction ( a conventional tummy tuck) is not adequate to correct the upper abdominal skin laxity. Such patients are often very good candidates for what I refer to as a 'reverse upper' abdominoplasty.

This surgical technique involves removing excess abdominal skin vertically upwards using incisions hidden in the inframammary folds underneath the breasts. In general, this operation is best reserved for patients with fairly full or at least slightly droopy breasts, which serve to nicely conceal the inframammary folds. An important part of this procedure is the placement of permanent lifting sutures that elevate the lower skin edge, following removal of excess skin, to the upper skin edge in the inframammary fold. These permanent sutures ensure that the resulting surgical scar remains hidden within the inframammary fold.

A great advantage of this procedure is that the patient's original belly button is preserved, and thus there are absolutely no surgical scars that are visible when wearing a two-piece swimsuit or typical underwear (bra and panties). Additionally, because this procedure generally requires less skin undermining and thus less interruption of the normal blood supply of abdominal skin, more thorough liposuction of the waist and back can be performed at the same time.

Many patients having this surgery, therefore, undergo a reverse upper abdominoplasty combined with a lower 'mini' abdominoplasty, tightening of the entire length of the rectus abdominis muscles, and liposuction of the circumferential trunk - and keep the belly button with which they were born. I usually refer to this operation as 'reverse upper / modified lower abdominoplasty'.

Thank you for the question. I am sorry to hear about your  negative experience with the tummy tuck surgery.

In my opinion, the mini tummy talk is an  operation that  produces very limited results and is very rarely indicated. Similarly, the “reverse” tummy tuck is also an operation that is very rarely indicated and effective.

Please make sure you seek consultation with well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons who will give you good advice.

I hope this helps.

Hello,
You are better off having the tummy tuck re-done as breast lift surgery does not take in the skin in the upper abdomen as well as a good tummy tuck does.