Question:
I was viewing a couple websites with tummy tucks and the cut looks very long?

   — TRACY D. (posted on June 11, 2001)

June 11, 2001
It <B>is</B> very long--hip to hip at least, and depending on your body, possibly longer. Some people end up with a "belt" that completely encircles them (but only in really extreme circumstances). A tummy tuck (or abdominoplasty/panniculectomy, for insurance purposes) will always leave a very large scar. This is why I, personally, cannot see this as a "cosmetic" operation. <P>There is such a procedure as a "mini" tummy tuck, but if you're a WLS patient with the somewhat typical large apron, that's not going to work for you. If all you really need is a mini-tuck, maybe straight lipo would be best. Insurance won't pay for it under any circumstances that I can see, but the scarring is minimal.
   — Suzanne B.