Mini tummy tuck

A mini tum­my tuck is a smal­ler ver­si­on of the abdo­mi­no­plasty. It is limi­t­ed to the lower abdo­men below the navel and suits cases with a rela­tively small excess of skin and fat.

Appli­ca­ti­on

Through an incis­i­on abo­ve the pubic area, shorter than in a full abdo­mi­no­plasty, excess skin is remo­ved and the remai­ning skin tigh­ten­ed. If nee­ded, the lower part of the straight abdo­mi­nal mus­cles is drawn tog­e­ther. The navel usual­ly stays whe­re it is. The pro­ce­du­re suits women after pregnan­cy or peo­p­le after weight loss when main­ly the area below the navel is affected.

Good to know

The scar is shorter and reco­very gene­ral­ly quicker than with a full tum­my tuck, with down­ti­me of around one to two weeks. Howe­ver, the mini ver­si­on is not suf­fi­ci­ent for excess skin abo­ve the navel or pro­no­un­ced dia­sta­sis rec­ti. A sta­ble body weight befo­re sur­gery is important for a las­ting result.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Tum­my Tuck (Abdo­mi­no­plasty)