Tummy Tuck to Remove Stretch Marks Above Belly Button?

A tummy tuck removes a great deal of tissue from below the belly button to the bikini line where the scar resides.  Thus stretch marks above the belly button will often remain behind and have a stretched appearance as the remaining abdominal tissue is stretched to it's new appearance.  They may appear more shallow, but will also appear longer.  

An abdominoplasty will not get rid of all of your stretch marks. It will get rid of most of the stretch marks below the umbilicus, but not above. I always tell my patients it will probably get rid of about 80-85% by directly excising them. Many patients, especially if they’ve had large babies, they will have stretch marks extending all the way up to their rib cage areas. However, it is very effective in removing surgically the stretch marks below the umbilicus.

We can only get rid of the stretch marks that are on the actual piece of skin which is surgically removed.  The rest of them stay behind.

In the standard tummy tuck, this means the stretch marks that are below, or up to, the belly button are typically removed, and the ones above that get pulled to a lower position, but are still present.

Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any tummy tuck method that could treat your situation completely.