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What is the difference between a regular tummy tuck and a mini-tummy tuck?
Patients who are good candidates for a full tummy tuck generally have more excess skin than those who get a mini-tummy tuck because of more pregnancies, larger weight gain with pregnancy or greater weight loss.
In a standard tummy tuck, all of the excess skin and fat is removed from just above the belly button down to the pubic area as a large ellipse. The belly button is separated from its surrounding skin and the abdominal muscles are tightened with stitches. The upper abdominal skin is pulled down, the incision closed in layers with sutures and the belly button is brought out through a new opening but in the same place on the stomach as it was before. In general, no liposuction is performed on the skin of the abdomen but it may be performed on other areas of the body at the same time. Two drains are commonly placed during a regular tummy tuck which are removed in 4-7 days.
During a mini-tummy tuck procedure, it is common to perform liposuction on the fatty layer of the abdomen. A smaller amount of skin is removed from the lower stomach and only the muscles below the belly button are tightened. The scar from a mini-tummy tuck is generally shorter and lower in position than that of a standard tummy tuck and usually only one drain is placed.
Patients who have a mini-tummy tuck are usually younger than those who have a standard tummy tuck, have less excess skin and have concerns mainly with their lower abdominal contour.
There are variations on both procedures to make the surgery fit the needs of the patient as well as much larger surgeries for patients who have lost a tremendous amount of weight.
In a standard tummy tuck, all of the excess skin and fat is removed from just above the belly button down to the pubic area as a large ellipse. The belly button is separated from its surrounding skin and the abdominal muscles are tightened with stitches. The upper abdominal skin is pulled down, the incision closed in layers with sutures and the belly button is brought out through a new opening but in the same place on the stomach as it was before. In general, no liposuction is performed on the skin of the abdomen but it may be performed on other areas of the body at the same time. Two drains are commonly placed during a regular tummy tuck which are removed in 4-7 days.
During a mini-tummy tuck procedure, it is common to perform liposuction on the fatty layer of the abdomen. A smaller amount of skin is removed from the lower stomach and only the muscles below the belly button are tightened. The scar from a mini-tummy tuck is generally shorter and lower in position than that of a standard tummy tuck and usually only one drain is placed.
Patients who have a mini-tummy tuck are usually younger than those who have a standard tummy tuck, have less excess skin and have concerns mainly with their lower abdominal contour.
There are variations on both procedures to make the surgery fit the needs of the patient as well as much larger surgeries for patients who have lost a tremendous amount of weight.
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