Would I be recommended for a full or mini tummy tuck? (Photo)

Thank you for your question.

As others have answered here, a mini tuck
primarily address skin laxity and sometimes abdominal laxity below the belly
button. It doesn't do much for looseness or muscle laxity above the
bellybutton. A full tummy tuck handles this area better.

There are other variations that are less
well-known depending upon your goals and time for recovery.

For example a full tummy tuck can be done
without muscle repair for the appropriate patient.

A full muscle tightening can be done with a mini
tummy tuck skin excision or sometimes with no skin excision.

There are more extensive kinds of
abdominoplasty that remove even more skin in patients with massive weight loss
and severe laxity

The best way to approach this would be to learn
which option would best fulfill your needs.

A board-certified plastic surgeon can help go
over the options with you and address your goals.

A mini or modified tummy tuck, with or
without liposuction, as well as one of a variety of full tummy tucks that
exist can produce a good cosmetic appearance in the appropriate patient.
A modified abdominoplasty with a floating of the umbilicus can produce a very nice significant result in many patients. The result depends on the extent of looseness of your tissue above the umbilicus (belly button), since there is a limitation of how much tightness you can get with that procedure and still maintain a normal appearing position of the navel.Following the advice from a surgeon or any other website who proposes to tell
you what to do based on two dimensional photos without examining you,
physically feeling the tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full
medical history, and discussing the pros and cons of each operative procedure
would not be in your best interest. I would suggest you find a plastic surgeon
certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and ideally a member of the
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that you trust and are
comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.Robert Singer, MD  FACSLa Jolla, California

Hi. You are likely to get a better result from a full tummy tuck - you have some muscular laxity in the central part of your tummy, which will not be improved with a mini tummy tuck. The mini tummy only removes a few inches of fat at the bottom of your tummy, and will not give you a significant improvement around the belly button, if that is your main area of concern.