Is this all subcutaneous? Would I benefit from a tummy tuck? (Photo)

Thank you for your question regarding whether you would benefit from a tummy tuck. By examining your pictures, you have excess skin and fat of your lower abdomen. Fortunately, you do not have much visceral fat. In my opinion, you would get an excellent result from a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. During your tummy tuck, an incision would be made low on your abdomen and tissue dissection would be made up to your sternum. Your rectus abdominus muscle should be plicated to get you a nice, flat abdomen. The excess skin and fat from your pubic region to above your belly button will be removed, then the skin from the top of the belly button will be pulled down to the pubic region, resulting in a nice, flat tummy. You will also get a pubic lift and a better-shaped belly button out of the tummy tuck procedure. I would also suggest you do some liposuction of the love handles or superior iliac crest at the same time. The procedure should be performed under general anesthesia and should take approximately 3-4 hours to complete depending on the efficiency of your plastic surgeon. Please plan for a 2-week recovery. It will be important for you to wear your compression garment for about 2-3 weeks after surgery. Best of luck.

Sincerely, Dr. Katzen. (“Verified” Plastic Surgeon, President of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Fellow of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgery, and International College of Surgery and member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and RealSelf Hall of Fame.)

Hi, thank you for sharing your question. You are a great candidate for a tummy tuck. It’s difficult to tell from photos how much visceral fat there is but I think you will have a great result. I hope this helps.

Thank you for your question and pictures. i would recommend you a tummy tuck with liposuction for betters results. If you're willing to travel, Surgeons in the Dominican Republic have experience and very high standard of excellence when it comes to plastic surgery. I'm positive you can get what you're looking for

Dear Powerfulandstrong, thanks for sharing your pictures and concerns. After evaluate your case you look like a great candidate for Liposuction on your abdomen, flanks and back and with the Tummy Tuck you will achieve that amazing result that you are looking for. Make sure you go on consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. Hope this helps and best of lucks. Dr. Luis Mejia.

If you are not planning future pregnancies, I recommend abdominoplasty with mesh reinforcement. The mesh creates a more hourglass figure by compressing the abdominal wall resulting in early satiety and helps maintain a reduced weight.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Thank you for your question and series of photographs.  Nothing replaces an in-person examination, but I think you would most benefit from a full tummy tuck and liposuction of your waist and flanks.  The tummy tuck will tighten your stomach muscles, helping to achieve a flatter appearance, while removing excess skin and adipose tissue.  Liposuction can be used to enhance your tummy tuck results by narrowing your waist and removing isolated areas of diet and exercise resistant fat.  I would favor the full approach because it appears that your skin and muscle laxity is present above and below your belly button. Hope that this helps

Dear Powerfulandstrong,
based on your photos, you look like a good candidate for a TT. Full tummy tuck should tighten your abdominal muscles and remove the excess skin. Flanks liposuction would give you a better shape. I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon because only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Based on your photographs, it appears that you would be a good candidate for a tummy tuck. Only a complete examination would be able to tell you what type of outcome and result you could expect, but it does appear to me that after having two children with laxity that you have in your lower abdomen, you would benefit from this body contouring procedure. Remember however that this is not a weight reduction procedure and the goal is to better contour your abdomen.

From your photos you appear to be a great candidate for a tummy tuck and should have significant improvement in the contour of your abdomen! You could consider adding liposuction to enhance your results. You can expect the procedure to remove excess skin and fat as well as correct abdominal wall laxity. The result will be a flatter, tighter tummy.

Hello, thank you for your question and pictures.

In your case the best treatment option is a full tummy tuck to remove all the skin excess on the abdomen. This procedure can be combined with waist and back liposuction to reshape your body.

Make sure to approach to a certified surgeon to help you clear all your doubts.

Best wishes!