Can a Tummy Tuck help even if I have stretch marks ABOVE my belly button?

i the tummy tuck will remove all stretch marks located below the belly button and the ones above will be transferred to thepubic region. There are many more advantages to the tummy tuck incluidng muscle repair to strengthen the abominal wall.I am certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and have been performing tummy tucks in the Miami area for the past 29 years. I encourage you to look up the surgeon you eventually select and make sure they have years of experience in performing tummy tucks and liposuctions. Furthermore request to see before and after photos of previous patients by that doctor....not a clinic or surgery center. Do your homework......research and verify the doctor's credentials. Have they had problems with the Board of Medicine, disciplinary or otherwise. Any law suits? How about the center, clinic or facility? Are they accredited by a national organization or do they just have State approval. Understand that at the current time, there are three nationally recognized organizations responsible for the highest levels of patient safety, AAAASF, AAACH and JCHO. You owe it to yourself to position yourself for the best possible results but under the most stringent safety regulations, If you have kids, even more so.How about anesthesia? Will you have a medical doctor certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology or a certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA)? Understand that there is no substitute for research. Cosmetic surgery, no matter how simple it may be to the patients, are invasive procedures and as such carry certain risks and complicationsIn our office we use TouchMD which is a web based program in which patients have the ability to load their picture unto the program. I then evaluate them and can actually draw on the picture to show a potential patient where the incisions would be located and how the procedure is to be realized. It's all done to comply with HIPPA which is the federal law that protects the patient's medical information. Look them up. I would encourage you to contact our office. Submit your photos and I'll work on them and give you an opinion to what is best in your case. I hope this information has been beneficial.Good luck Dr PG

Tummy tuck may not remove all of your stretchmarks but it should result in a smooth flat appearance.  I
would search for the board certified plastic surgeon who you feel is
most likely to give you the best results and who performs hundreds of
these procedures each year. I would look at patient reviews as well as
before and after photos on that surgeon's website.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

While the lower stretch marks will definitely be removed, the upper abdominal stretch marks may not be.If you have a large amount of loose skin some of the skin above the umbilicus may be removed and therefor even the stretch marks above the belly button can be removed or at least partially removed.   The upper abdominal stretch marks are often moved down much lower making them less noticeable.Performing IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) treatments on the remaining stretch marks will make them thinner and less noticeable in patients with light skin.