Am I a candidate for a mini TT? (photo)

Dear P,   Thanks for submitting your pictures. From observing your pictures it appears that you have skin and muscles laxity from the chedt bone to the pubic bone. Cosmetic surgery is supposed to improve your appearance and not compromize it. A mini tummy tuck will improve your lower abdomen, but you will have a bulge above the umbilicus that will even more noticeable when you are eating. So I am strongly against mini TT in your situation. I is better not to do anything than do it wrong. A full TT will flaten your belly, give you a narrow waist and most likely will cause you to lose a lot of weight which will make you healthy and better looking. Always, consult with board certified plastic surgeon and check their before and after pictures to make sure that you like the results. Also, make sure that their pictures are numerous and consistent and that they have good reviews.                  Best of luck,                                             Dr Widder

based on the photos provided it looks like a full tummy tuck is the appropriate choice but an in person consultation is required.Thank you for your question.

As others have answered here, a mini tuck
primarily address skin laxity and sometimes abdominal laxity below the belly
button. It doesn't do much for looseness or muscle laxity above the
bellybutton. A full tummy tuck handles this area better.

There are other variations that are less
well-known depending upon your goals and time for recovery.

For example a full tummy tuck can be done
without muscle repair for the appropriate patient.

A full muscle tightening can be done with a mini
tummy tuck skin excision or sometimes with no skin excision.

There are more extensive kinds of
abdominoplasty that remove even more skin in patients with massive weight loss
and severe laxity

The best way to approach this would be to learn
which option would best fulfill your needs.

A board-certified plastic surgeon can help go
over the options with you and address your goals.