Wrinkling skin around upper abdomen - am I eligible for a Mini Tummy tuck? (photos)

A mini tummy tuck would be inadequate for your condition. It would provide minimal if any improvement to the upper abdomen.

Most nonsurgical treatments don't do much for post-pregnancy abdominal skin laxity. Your photos show lax skin above the belly button, which in most cases means a mini tummy tuck is the wrong choice. However the position of the belly button is higher than average, so a mini tummy tuck with umbilical float and re-attaching it a little bit lower might be acceptable. It will be difficult to do a full tummy tuck and keep the scar low, where you C-section scar is now. It is also possible that a reverse tummy tuck could help but there is no way to tell without an in-person evaluation.

A mini tummy tuck involves removal of a small amount of skin and fat below the belly button that addresses only the lower portion of the abdomen. No plication or muscle tightening is performed and belly button remains attached and unchanged. This procedure applies to very few patients and is appropriate only for patients who have loose skin at the inferior aspect, or bottom, of the abdomen. If patients have loose skin above the belly button or muscle laxity, a short scar tummy tuck would be more appropriate.

A mini tummy tuck doesn’t not target the area above the belly button, therefore a full would be more suitable for you.

Hello! Your photos indicate that there is skin laxity, and I am pretty sure that your skin is more 'stetchy' than you would like despite the Morpheus8 treatments. There are important differences between a Full TT and a Mini TT. A Full TT will release the skin above your belly button and allow for abdominal wall tightening from the upper abdomen to the pubis. It also allows the upper abdominal skin to be pulled down and consequently the lower abdominal skin is maximally removed. A Mini TT goes from the pubis to the umbilicus (generally). The abdominal wall is tightened from the belly button down to the pubis and only the excess skin of the lower abdomen is removed. In your photos, you have excess skin ABOVE the belly button. You also have a little depression ABOVE the belly button which suggests the muscle separation (diasthasis) extends higher. For these reasons, I think you will benefit more from a full tummy tuck. Another way to think of this would be the following - would you really want to go through this procedure and still have that loose skin above your belly button and the slight separation? Best of luck! Jules A Feledy, Jr, MD American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgery

A mini tummy tuck so t tighten the skin above the umbilicus. You need a full tummy tuck. Some surgeons might recommend floating the umbilicus. I never have liked the idea of doing that because then you can't convert to a full tummy tuck if you want to later. So just get the full tummy tuck

Its seems nice to "just" do a mini-TT but the fact is you have relaxed and slightly inelastic skin over most of you abdomen. A "mini" will result in incomplete correction. After the expense, downtime, and unmet expectations, you will likely be unhappy.

I abandoned the procedure for just about every patient 15 years ago for those exact reasons.

Dear Janakhalaf,
based on your photos, you look like a good candidate for a TT. Full tummy tuck should tighten your abdominal muscles and remove the excess skin. Flanks liposuction would give you a better shape. I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon because only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

The mini tuck will not address the loose skin above your belly button, but the full tuck will remove the excess skin.

From your photos it appears the main concern is skin laxity. The mini tummy tuck will not fully address the area above the belly button. A standard tummy tuck would be a better option.