I do not want my abdominal muscles cut! Do I have to get my muscles cut if I get a full tummy tuck? (Photo)

The muscles in a tummy tuck are sutured together - not cut.  A good examination of your abdomen would be necessary to see if the muscles are loose or if your abdomen just need skin and fat removed.  If the muscles are tight enough you will only need skin and fat excised.

No, you do not have to get any muscles cut with a tummy tuck. In fact, that is not a part of the procedure at all. The muscles are left intact. When people refer to "fixing the muscle" as part of a tummy tuck, they are referring to bringing the ab muscles back together in the center if they were widened by pregnancy or weight changes. This is called repair of rectus diastasis, and does not involve cutting the muscle, but rather suturing the fascia (lining over the muscle) together in the center. In other words, the space between the ab muscles, if widened, is simply reduced. One thing to note though is your tattoo will be partially removed (based on appearance in the photo), because typically the skin between the belly button and lower abdominal incision is removed as part of the tummy tuck.