Do I need a tummy tuck? Or what can be done about stomach loose skin? (Photo)

Hello!
Congratulations on your weight loss journey!
If you are continuing to lose weight, it is best to go for a consultation once you have reached your goal weight and have stayed at it for at least 3 months. From your photos, it is not possible to assess whether you have enough loose skin for an abdominoplasty or if you have enough thickness for liposuction alone, or a combination of both.
As always, an in-office consultation is required to really examine your abdomen and your own unique anatomy, as well as discuss the procedure and any questions you may have.
Best,Dr. Tanovic

Hi Creative634497,

Thank you for your question regarding whether you need a tummy tuck or what can be done about loose stomach skin after a 100-pound weight loss approximately five years ago. Thank you for your history and your pictures. Congratulations on your weight loss! What a great accomplishment! If you've lost 100 pounds and you have loose stomach skin, the best surgery for you would either be a tummy tuck or a 360 circumferential lower body lift. Other surgeries like liposuction will only remove fat and leave the stomach skin even looser. Unfortunately, with your weight loss, your skin is not likely to snap back with only liposuction. Therefore, most plastic surgeons would agree that in a patient with a 100-pound weight loss with loose stomach skin, you would do best with a horizontal abdominoplasty or tummy tuck. During a tummy tuck, an incision is made low in the pubic region and then extends over the hips. Tissue dissection is done up to your sternum, and the rectus abdominis muscle is exposed. The rectus muscle is plicated because you have lost weight and the fascia is weak. Then, the excess skin and fat from the top of the pubic region to just above the belly button is removed. The skin that is at the level of your belly button is pulled down to the pubic region. The mons pubis can also be reduced during the tummy tuck. A tummy tuck takes approximately 3 to 4 hours to complete under general anesthesia. Plan on a 2 to 3-week recovery. Drains will need to stay in place for approximately 10 to 14 days. I hope I have answered your question about whether you need a tummy tuck after a 100-pound weight loss approximately five years ago. Good luck with your tummy tuck.

Warm regards,
Dr. Katzen

Hello, I am Dr. Salvador Garcia from Guadalajara, Mexico, looking at your photos, my recommendation is to perform a tummy tuck, you would gain many things, 1. A more marked and smaller waist, 2. Remove the excess skin that you have on your abdomen, this If you combine it with liposculpture, it would be a great result that you would have, and if you have already had pregnancies, by performing the internal corset or muscle repair, we would return firmness to your abdomen and a flatter appearance.