FDL tuck or lower body lift? (photo)

A lower body lift simply refers to the circumferential incision around your body that corrects your abdomen, flanks, back and buttocks. This is a very powerful operation for the lower body. The key to remember, is that the further from your incision, the less effect there is on your tissues. Therefore, after a lower body lift, where the incision is placed across your lower abdomen, the upper abdomen skin may not smooth and tighten as much as patients want. Therefore, for these people a FDL pattern can be combined with the LBL incision. The FDL incision is right next to the upper abdominal skin and allows removal of loose upper abdominal skin. The benefit is the tightest/smoothest abdominal skin and the trade off is a vertical midline abdominal incision line, instead of just the circumferential lower body incision. Discuss this option with your plastic surgeons.

Congratulations on your weight loss! From the photos it appears the circumferential body lift would address the skin laxity in both the front and back. An exam is needed to know for sure but the photos don't demonstrate a clear necessity for the FDL to address excess skin at the central part of your abdomen. I've included a video I hope you find helpful.