How Much Vertical C-section Scar Can I Remove? (photo)

First of all, let me commend you on your research, education and photos. This "pre-surgical research" is really important for a highly effective consultation when you meet with a plastic surgeon to discuss your options.

From reading your concerns and evaluating the photos I truly believe that you will be unsatisfied with anything short of a full TT with revision of the umbilicus and removing as much skin as possible.  This will not eliminate all of your vertical scar, but will allow for creating a new smaller, nicer belly button and revising the vertical scar that will stick out slightly above your pant or bikini line.  All the other scar length (horizontal) will be below your clothes and you will find that your apprehension about the scar may be unnecessary.

This will afford you the best opportunity to address all of your concerns (tight flat abdomen, new belly button, and removing as much vertical scar as possible) with one surgery.  You just have to have reasonable expectation for the resulting lower abdominal scar.  It will be long, but you can get it lasered afterwards to improve cosmesis even further.  Hope this helps. Good luck.

A tummy tuck can reduce the majority of the scar.  The other option would be to undergo liposuction plus staged surgical scar revision of the vertical scar to reduce puckering and scar indentation.

The best option for you would be a full tummy tuck. that would remove all of the scars you currently have and replace them with one lower a abdominal bikini line scar.  On my web site, if you look at my tummy tuck photos, the first case shows a woman who had a vertical scar and how much a tummy tuck was able to I prove it.  Good Luck!