Mini tummy tuck 

Mini tummy tuck is a partial abdominoplasty. It only addresses the lower half of the abdomen, and as such, it is only suitable for a select group of patients. It combines skin excision and liposuction but does not involve muscle tightening or belly button repositioning. 

Mini tummy tuck is suitable for patients with a small degree of skin laxity, good muscle tone and good belly button shape. 

Mini tummy tuck can also be a good option if we want to tighten the skin and at the same time replace an unattractive Cesarean section scar with a lower one that is just slightly longer. 

Mini tummy tuck benefits: 

Less invasive

Since only a limited portion of skin is excised, leaving muscles and the rest of the abdomen uninterrupted, the procedure is considered much less invasive that a full tummy tuck. Thus, the recovery is easier, the recover time is shorter and there is significantly less scarring. 

Less pain

A mini tummy tuck is not a particularly painful procedure. Since there are no sutures put in the muscle, any pain involved has to do with manipulation of more superficial structures, hence the pain is minimal. Furthermore, Dr Pagkalos does an anesthetic nerve block intra OP to further reduce pain.

Short operation time

The whole procedure is expected to last a couple of hours and can be performed as a day case. Reduced anesthesia time leads to early discharge from the hospital and makes recovery from the anesthesia faster and easier.