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Will a Mini Tummy Tuck Reduce Stretch Marks?

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7246anonJul 13, 2010

I'm 23 years old and weight 130 lbs., and my height is 5'3. My worries are my stretch marks and I want to know if just a mini tummy tuck will reduce them?

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