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Tummy Tuck Through Incision Under the Breasts?

jmndaDec 9, 2008
I have no stretch marks and I have fairly tight skin. I have very severe diastasis. I'll be having a breast augmentation, and was wondering, is it possible to also have a Tummy Tuck done with the incision under the breasts, not from one side of the hip to the other?

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