That s minor stuff that we don t call a tummy tuck.
Mini tummy tuck c section.
It entails delivering the infant first before removing the low hanging extra pouch of skin while tightening the loose muscles in the abdominal area.
The ideal candidate for a mini tummy tuck has most of his.
I advise my patients to wait 4 6 months following delivery to allow your uterus to return to normal size and allow your skin and muscles to bounce back.
Just to set the record straight c tuck can be a misused term.
A tummy tuck is less invasive than a c section especially if you re doing a mini tummy tuck where only the lower abdomen is treated.
The mini tummy tuck is an amazing cosmetic procedure that can replace the c section scar with its small scar.
C tuck is a term that refers to the combination of a caesarean section and tummy tuck in one surgery.
A mini tummy tuck is a procedure that removes excess fat and skin below the belly button only.
When to get a mini tummy tuck to remove a c section scar.
With a traditional tummy tuck an incision is made hip to hip and depending on the location of your c section scar.
Some doctors might tell you they ll take off a little extra skin or remove a previous c section scar after the cesarean birth and while they might refer to it as a mini c tuck it s not really the same thing.
The scar skin will be cut out as a part of a tummy tuck procedure and gives you a little and light scar.
Mini tummy tuck is best delayed 4 months following c section having a mini tummy tuck at the time of your c section may seem convenient but i would not recommend this approach.
A tummy tuck without muscle repair just involves the top layers of the tummy.
A mini tummy tuck is a modified tummy tuck that uses a c section like incision to tighten muscle and remove excess lower abdominal skin.
A mini tummy tuck aka mini abdominoplasty or partial abdominoplasty is a surgical procedure that restores a smooth look to the area below the belly button by removing excess skin.
He showed me before and after photos of women who had the mini tummy tuck and c section combination done.
A c section goes deeper into the abdominal cavity than a tummy tuck without muscle repair.
We re talking months for a c section compared to 6 8 weeks for a tummy tuck.
C section the reasoning behind this is simple.
Is a tummy tuck really that.
The procedure can replace an unattractive cesarean section scar with a lower one that s just slightly longer.
The mini tummy also only focuses on the lower abdomen so it would reduce the size of the c section scar but it doesn t give the body enough time to recover from the pregnancy.
