Mini or full tummy tuck? (Photo)

Dear evalrt,
based on your photos, you look like a good candidate for a TT. Full tummy tuck should tighten your abdominal muscles and remove the excess skin. Flanks liposuction would give you a better shape. I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon because only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thank you for your question and pictures. I would recomend you to get a Full tummy tuck with liposuction for better results . If you're willing to travel, Surgeons in the Dominican Republic have experience and very high standard of excellence when it comes to plastic surgery. I'm positive you can get what you're looking for

So, you have a reasonable amount of laxity of skin on your upper and lower abdomen along with it, I can see that you have a reasonable amount of fat. So, you need a liposuction and a full tummy tuck. Full tummy tuck will also help in tightening your divarication of recti muscles. Your belly button can also be restored. So, you need a full tummy tuck to achieve good results. 

Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. Based on the pictures demonstrating skin and muscle laxity above and below the muscle, you would best be served with a full tummy tuck procedure.  This will afford you the results results.  Hope this helps.

A minitummy tuck involves removal of a small amount of skin and fat below the belly button that addresses only the lower portion of the abdomen.  No plication or muscle tightening is performed and belly button remains attached and unchanged.  This procedure applies to very few patients and is appropriate only for patients who have loose skin at the inferior aspect, or bottom, of the abdomen.  If patients have loose skin above the belly button or a muscle laxity, a full tummy tuck would be more appropriate.Kenneth Hughes, ABPS Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Your photos show a muscle separation (diastasis) and a bit of looseness to the skin in the upper abdomen. This combination is best addressed with a full tummy tuck.

Thank you for your question.I would recommend a full tummy tuck. This would tighten all the lose skin above and below the belly button. It would also repair the umbilical hernia and diastasis. The scar typically runs low and from hip bone to hip bone.

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, skin laxity, and history of a c-section, you are a better candidate for a full tummy tuck with liposuction.  This can be done through a low and short incision, all completely below the bikini line.  The belly button can be designed to look natural and have no scars on the exterior.   Your muscles can also be plicated resulting in a flat abdomen.  Make sure you specifically look at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery performed by your surgeon and evaluate their results.

Best wishes and good luck.


Richard G. Reish, M.D. FACS

Harvard-trained plastic surgeon
 

Dear, based solely on your photos, you are a good candidate for a mini-TT with diastasis and belly button repair. Have a great 2019!

Hello. Thanks for your question and photos. By your pics, you are a candidate for Full Tummy Tuck. With the full procedure, you'll get rid of saggy skin and replace the damaged skin under your belly. Consult a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area. Good Luck!