Do I Have Enough Skin to Perform a Tummy Tuck? (photo)

I believe many, many women would love to have your tummy after two children.

Like everything in life you will need to consider the costs of surgery (healing time, scars and money) vs. the hoped-for benefits.

Whether you have enough skin laxity for a full abdominoplasty can only be determined in person. If you don't have much looseness of your skin there may be other options, such as a floating umbilicus.

See an experienced aesthetic plastic surgeon in your area.

Good luck!

Thank you so much for your enquirer,During physical exam some test needs to be done to determinate if really a full TT can be done, because It seems that you’re a candidate for mini tummy tuck not for full tummy tuck,

I agree with the previous surgeons that you may be a good candidate for sliding the belly button down. An examination is needed, but I would not recommend a reverse tummy tuck.

Judging from the photos, I would advise against abdominoplasty.  You don't appear to have significant excess skin nor a post-partum abdominal bulge, but even more important in my advice against the procedure is your high belly button and your very nice appearing abdomen.  If you do tummy tuck, the scar must be low.  Whoever does it should not try to remove all the skin between suprapubic scar and umbilicus, but as much as possible with closure of the circum-umbilical incision in the lower abdomen... or a short suprapubic vertical component.

No one can give you specific guidance without a personal examination, but my impression from the photo is that your belly button is a bit high and most of the skin laxity is in the upper abdomen. In these cases, a reverse abdominoplasty may be an option. This is done by removing skin along the crease at the bottom of the breasts, so the abdominal skin is pulled up instead of down as with a standard tummy tuck. You should see someone experienced with this procedure if you are considering it, as it is not commonly done.