miniabdominoplasty

• liposuction
• abdominoplasty
• miniabdominoplasty
• fat grafting
• arm lift “brachioplasty”

What is a Mini abdominoplasty? Many women I see have just a little bit of extra – enough skin to be loose when wearing form fitting jeans, causing that annoying bulge at the waistline. Often these patients have little fat. The problem is the result of stretched skin from pregnancy or major weight loss. For these patients, a full abdominoplasty can’t be done, as they don’t have enough looseness in the skin to remove all the tissue between the belly button and the pubic area. I also see this problem in women with high belly buttons, or who are very short-waisted. A mini abdominoplasty removes a wedge of skin and fat from the lower belly to tighten and contour the abdomen. The scar looks like an extended C section scar. There is no scar at the belly button. An advantage to this procedure is that I can safely combine it with aggressive liposuction.  For many women their abdominal problem is excess fat , but they have some excess skin, so liposuction alone would leave their skin hanging.   A miniabdominoplasty is a great option for them.  This procedure is not as painful as a tummy tuck, as we do not tighten the underlying muscles.