Anchor vs. Regular incision
46 yr old female; 5'6"; 11/13/08 VSG Dr. Jossart LapSF, SF, CA
SW 213, GW 150, CW 140, dream GW 130 and/or 20% body fat or less
12/22/09 mini face lift; Dr. Hove, Monarch Med Spa, KoP, PA
01/09/10 Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Sauceda, Monterrey, Mexico
U & L eye lid lifts, mini tt w/o muscle tightening, Brazilian buttock lift by fat grafting, Benelli BL & BA
It all depends on how much skin you have above your belly button. Some of it can be smoothed out but it won't be totally flat and you WILL still have some muffin going on up there.
I had a vertical. I only lost 1 1/2 lbs of skin total during my TT and I wonder what the results would have been if I DIDN'T have the vertical - but too late now. I'm just waiting for it to heal up so its less noticeable. I'm also 50 years old and had NO hopes or dreams that it would ever tighten up, but I probably could have lived with it. BUT - with that said, I LOVE not having a muffin spilling over my jeans. I also had the muscle tightening.
Come right out and ask the Dr's what they think - THEN ask them what it will look like if it ISN'T done. Basically you can tell yourself by pulling your panni down smooth and a little of the upper part, and bending over - look in a mirror and you'll see what's left.
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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So, yes I had the regular incision, yes, I like my results, and no, I don't wish I had the anchor.
Good Luck!