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36 Years Old, Midi Tummy Tuck umbilical float with full muscle repair and lipo on flanks.

Name: 36 Years Old, Midi Tummy Tuck umbilical float with full muscle repair and lipo on flanks.
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Author: vetaaut

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My PS told me I'm not a good candidate for a full...

vetaautJanuary 23, 2016

WORTH IT$5,000

My PS told me I'm not a good candidate for a full TT. not enough loose skin above my Belly Button. a Full TT with vertical scar seems not a good option. Can I get good results with a mini TT with Lipo without Muscle repair? will Muscle repair make so a big difference? Im almost 5' tall, short torso so umbilical float would look weird on me I guess.
I just dont know if the muscle repair will leave such a big difference.

Replies (19)

dlevens

January 23, 2016

Thank you for posting your photos vetaaut. It sounds like you are in very good hands with your plastic surgeon. Judging by your photos, I agree that you may not have sufficient upper abdominal skin to allow a full TT with complete removal of all the skin below your belly button thus avoiding a vertical scar and/or relocating your BB lower as with a "float" procedure. It does appear that you have some separation of your rectus muscles ("diastasis recti") and so I do think a muscle repair would be best. It is commonly a component of both full and mini TT. The difference is that with your mini TT, the diastasis repair will be primarily below you BB with a few stitches just above the BB but not all the way up to your rib cage as with a full TT.

vetaaut

January 24, 2016

thank you Dr. Levens,... Ist it possible to do the float procedure (to do muscle repair all the way to the rib cage) and attach the belly button in the same position?

dlevens

January 24, 2016

The float procedure detaches the BB from the abdominal wall. It is the pulled downward as the loose skin below the BB is removed. This does result in the position of the BB moving downward so it does not stay in the same position and may look unusually low as you had mentioned in your initial post.

Fixerupperd

January 25, 2016

If u need abdominal repair do it! No reason in the world not to as far as I'm concerned. If you didn't do it, it would be like having a delapidated house redone with new Sheetrock and pain but not reinforcing the structure of the home. Very silly. Your muscles is what is supposed to hold your inner organs in. As a bonus, depending on have far apart they are seperated, it could bring your waist line in quite a bit. Do some research online and you will find pictures of exactly how this is achieved. Good luck! Oh, and def do the lipo! You will have a much smoother line.

vetaaut

January 24, 2016

Can anyone tell me if the belly button can be placed in the same position after umbilical float?

DoingmeUnapologetically

January 25, 2016

Good luck with your surg. Im also going for tt in jun and may have to go with mini too im going to fl so wony kno for sure unitl i get there. Ill be fowing your journey

vetaaut

January 26, 2016

Thanks! I'll keep you updated

Msmiller143

January 27, 2016

Hello! Do you have kids? If so I would definitely say do to MR. Even if you don't I think it would be a good idea.. Especially since you are only doing a mini.. Once your open you might as well repair the muscle. The last thing you would want is to not be happy and have to go back in. Good luck!

vetaaut

January 27, 2016

Yes.. my daughter is 17 and the muscle don't seem to have a big gap (less dann a finger I guess) and I really dont know if closing that little gap will make such a big difference. My torso is short and I will still have the same amount of "organs" to keep in; so I dont know if I can benefit from MR to get more waist.
Ive seen so many pictures.. with and without muscle repair and I just dont see such a big difference.... perhaps Im blind...

mindydg

January 29, 2016

Told the same thing that I needed a full tt but I'm scheduled February 11th to get a mini and lpio of the whole trunk area...

mindydg

January 29, 2016

My doctor told me once he gets in there then he'll see if I need to have muscle repair I'm scared about the upper loose skin too but I don't want that scar above the belly button... when are you scheduled

vetaaut

January 30, 2016

Hi mindydg! your picture is very small, but you look a little bit like me. I definitely don't want a high scar. It should stay in the bikini area (and my bikinis are all so slow :-). I decided not to go for the umbilical float so my Plastic surgeon should not detach my belly button either. I am scheduled for March 17th. mini TT (guess with a long scar since I have lot of skin under the belly button), and with lipo of the belly and flanks.... wanted to do lipo inside my tights but he told me not to do it at the same time for my own safety. wish you luck!

mindydg

January 30, 2016

I agree with the you no long scar and I wanted to do my inner thigh too....but dr said not safe.....are you doing lipo of the upper and lower abdomen too...

vetaaut

January 30, 2016

Yes! Upper and lower abdomen and flanks to have a chance of a waist

UPDATED FROM vetaaut

13 days pre

2 Weeks to go....

vetaautMarch 3, 2016

Well, I've been reading a LOT about all possible procedures. I decided to to the muscle repair and mini TT. Just made an appointment with my Surgeon 1 day before Surgery to check all details. (having my surgeon almost 200 miles away does not make thinks easier .... sigh)
I want him to loose the belly button (so he can make full muscle repair way up to my rib cage) and then place the belly button in the same position... hope this is not a problem. I know I will perhaps have a little bit of loose skin above the Belly Button but I prefer this than to have my BB too low.
I read that my surgeon will make the lipo with some kind of ultrasonic device.... hope this gives visible results... I mean.. Im not expecting too much either... but its better to not expect much and then be happy about the results than expect too much and have so irrealistic wish pics and then be dissapointed about the whole procedure.
Very excited about all at the moment.... and now I wonder... will I miss my jelly belly? :-D

Replies (11)

vetaaut

March 3, 2016

*things

kerryw

March 11, 2016

Hi Vetaaut, I hope you're having a wonderful day. My review went live today and it is titled "51 Yrs Young; Mini TT; Lipo Upper, Lower, Side Abs, & Muscle Repair - Marietta, GA." I hope it is helpful to you.

vetaaut

March 14, 2016

thank you!!!!!

kerryw

March 9, 2016

I'm 3 weeks post op today. Surgery was Feb 17th. I too had a mini TT with lipo & muscle repair. Everyday everything gets easier and you start feeling more like yourself. So far so good. I'm LOVING my results! Stay encouraged and take one day at a time.

vetaaut

March 10, 2016

ohhhh where are the pictures :-D I dont get to see many mini TTs here... so its difficult to have an idea how it will be. glad you are feeling good. today is your 3weeks mark...!

kerryw

March 10, 2016

I just realized that I can't add pictures when replying to comments. I'll let you know when I have posted my pictures.

vetaaut

March 10, 2016

thanks!

kerryw

March 10, 2016

You're welcome! I just submitted my review with pictures. Stay tuned......

mel41978

March 20, 2016

Can u get a muscle repair with a mini TT?

vetaaut

March 20, 2016

Yes. Normally with a mini TT only the muscle under the belly button is repaired. In order to repair all the muscle (up to the rib cage) the doctor needs to detach the belly button and then attach it again (this is what I did). I wanted all the muscle to be repaired because If it's only repaired below the belly button then you get a bulge above the belly button each time you eat. But that depends where the diastase is. Some people only have diastase below the bb and then it's not so bad but I had diastase All the way up.

mindydg

March 20, 2016

Yes

UPDATED FROM vetaaut

8 days pre

More pre op pictures

vetaautMarch 8, 2016

I realized I didn't have any pictures with clothes or from my back. Wonder if I will see some nice results from the lipo on my flanks.

Replies (2)

mynormal

May 6, 2016

Wow, before surgery me trying to suck my stomach in was a joke..lol My muscles were very loose. I had a previous hernia repair w/mesh placed, so they had to pull that up. I also had another hernia my PS repaired while doing the tummy tuck. Like you I didn't have extra skin so he did lipo to flanks, upper and lower abdomen.

vetaaut

May 9, 2016

I think he didnt do any lipo on the upper abdomen :-/ or perhaps is this swelling that dont let me see the real results.... sigh!

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