Can my mini tummy tuck incision be placed this low?

Remember these words. Mini surgery will give you mini results. Just from your description of yourself I can guarantee you that you will be unhappy with the results of a mini tummy tuck. If there is any skin laxity at all, the results of a mini, pale in comparison to a well executed Bikini Tummy Tuck. You will still have loose skin, and maybe a deformed belly button, with not such a mini scar. Only 1 to 2% of women really qualify for a mini tummy tuck.

The big problem is that nobody wants a long scar. Well, it is your choice, a great result , or a long scar. Many surgeons will sell you on the mini. Why??? Because that is exactly what you want to hear. So you schedule for your magic mini makeover, and guess what?? it didn't't deliver.

Educate yourself and don't let unethical surgeons sell you hope.

The mini tummy tummy can give maximum results. The key is doing it for the correct person. The scar is placed horizontally, just above the pubic region, and below the bikini line. This makes it easy to hide in clothing. Unlike a full tummy tuck, there is no scar around the belly button. 

A mini tummy tuck can tighten the skin and muscle below the belly button. It can remove excess fat in the lower abdomen, and it is frequently combined with liposuction to reduce fat on other areas of the flanks and abdomen. In general the recovery is easier and faster with a mini tummy tuck too.

So, what's the catch? The mini in mini tummy tuck means less is done. When less is needed the results are satisfying. When more is needed, the results can be underwhelming. A mini tummy tuck cannot tighten the muscle or skin above the belly button. If these areas need improvement, a full tummy tuck is probably a better choice. 

Typically a mini tummy tuck incision is placed just above the pubic bone, in pubic area.  The lateral extent (how wide to side it goes) of incision depends on the amount of skin that needs to be removed.  A well trained and experienced surgeon can decide on the minimal  extent of the incision that's needed to obtain a meaningful result.  I have seen a number of patients that came to me for revision of tummy tucks, in whom prior surgeon tried to limit how long the incision was, but at the expense of obtaining only minimal improvement.  In my experience as long as the patient obtains a significant correction the scar is secondary, especially in view of the fact that the scar fade our quite nicely with time.