Boston · Wellesley / Miami
Real patient results from short-incision tummy tuck and tummy tuck with liposuction by Mark Markarian, MD, MSPH, FACS—a Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon and RealSelf Verified Doctor.
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Dr. Markarian recommends patients be sure to see plenty of tummy tuck before and after pictures of women who have a similar appearance to their own and preferably at different time frames (3 weeks out, 3 months out, etc) to more accurately predict your own surgical outcome.
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I am happy to share this incredible lady's result that could not be obtained with a BBL due to the excess skin in the abdominal area that required excision with a Tummy Tuck. I usually perform BBLs, on the appropriate candidate, but an hourglass figure with buttock prominence can often be accomplished without. Instead, I combine a Tummy Tuck with careful Liposuction to "snatch" the waist (shown in the front and oblique views) and create buttock prominence (shown in the profile view).
Since this patient had no fat grafted into the buttock (as with a BBL), she was able to sit and sleep on her back and sides, which eased her recovery process.
The goal of a Tummy Tuck, when combined with 360 Liposuction, is to provide a slimmer waistline, create a natural belly button, and hide any incision below the underwear line.
A scar-minimizing technique provides a short waistline incision well hidden below her bikini line, and a special belly button technique was utilized to provide no visible scar on the external skin.
This very happy lady is 6 months out from a Tummy Tuck with 360 Liposuction. It's important to emphasize that whenever a patient presents with loose skin, an excision procedure is necessary. This result can NOT be obtained with a Brazilian Buttock Lift (aka BBL) because the excess skin in the abdomen needs to be excised with a Tummy Tuck.
The front and back views, especially, show how a Tummy Tuck with careful Liposuction can "snatch" the waist...The goal of a Tummy Tuck, especially when combined with 360 Liposuction, is to provide a slimmer waistline, create a natural belly button, and always hide the incision below the underwear line.
Dr. Markarian always tries to not just create a slimmer waistline, but also a natural-looking Belly Button, and utilize a scar-minimizing technique to hide the short waistline incision far below the underwear line.
A scar-minimizing technique provided a short waistline incision well hidden below her bikini line, and a special belly button technique was utilized to create an “innie” with no visible scar on the external skin.
Dr. Markarian's overall goal of a tummy tuck is not just to provide a slimmer waistline but to also create a natural-looking Belly Button. A scar-minimizing technique provided a short waistline incision well hidden below her underwear line. The liposuction of her back and flanks helped provide further symmetry with her slimmer abdomen.
Can you believe she's almost 50?! This lovely 49-year-YOUNG patient is shown 4 months post-op from a Tummy Tuck with Liposuction. The waistline incision is low and underneath the underwear line, and a special Belly Button technique is utilized to provide an "innie" with no visible scar on the external skin.
The Tummy Tuck not only treated the excess skin but also fixed her significant abdominal wall diastasis, aka weakening of the abdomen wall muscles, that had not improved with exercise or abdominal muscle strengthening.
35-44 year old woman
A scar-minimizing technique provided a short waistline incision well hidden below her underwear line, and a special belly button technique was utilized to create an “innie” with no visible external scars.
