Dr. Bray's Plastic Surgery Blog

If you have sagging skin in the abdominal region rather than a protruding stomach, a mini-tummy tuck, or partial abdominoplasty, versus a full abdominoplasty, may be all you need to create a sleeker appearance. Where the full tummy tuck provides tightening throughout the abdominal region, the mini tummy tuck only provides tightening between the navel and the pubic region.

The mini tummy tuck procedure

A local anesthetic coupled with a mild sedative is usually enough for a mini tummy tuck. The length of the incision is generally decided by the amount of skin the physician wishes to remove; the length will usually not be as long as required for a full tummy tuck. During a full tummy tuck, the surgeon recreates the navel. This does not generally occur in a mini abdominoplasty.

Just as a mini tummy tuck procedure utilizes a smaller incision than the full tummy tuck, the mini tummy tuck also requires that a lesser portion of the abdomen be exposed; after stomach muscle tightening, the doctor pulls down the skin, cutting away any unwanted tissue and securing the remaining skin in place. A drainage tube may be placed temporarily at the site of the incision.

Your surgeon may employ liposuction to refine his/her results depending on the outcome of the first procedure.

If you are considering a mini tummy tuck procedure, please schedule a mini tummy tuck consultation with Bray Plastic Surgery Medical Center at 310-534-8300 today.