I am 25 yrs old. I am 5’3 and 123 pounds. I have had two c sections and my last pregnancy has caused lost of wrinkling skin around my upper abdomen. I did three morpheus8 treatment to my abdomen but it only slightly tightened the skin. Im wondering if mini tummy tuck and short scar is doable for my abdomen or will I need a full tummy tuck to correct the sagging.
February 21, 2022
Answer: Full more suitable A mini tummy tuck doesn’t not target the area above the belly button, therefore a full would be more suitable for you.
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February 21, 2022
Answer: Full more suitable A mini tummy tuck doesn’t not target the area above the belly button, therefore a full would be more suitable for you.
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February 16, 2022
Answer: You would have a better result with a Full TT (rather than a Mini TT) 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
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February 16, 2022
Answer: You would have a better result with a Full TT (rather than a Mini TT) 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
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