A mini tummy tuck, known as a partial abdominoplasty, is done when someone has fatty deposits only in their lower abdomen. This can be caused by skin that does not go back to its original elasticity after a number of pregnancies or a weight gain then loss that leaves to much flabby skin. If changes in exercise and diet cannot improve this than plastic surgery can be an alternative worth considering.The mini tummy tuck procedure will remove only the extra fat and skin while the complete tummy tuck also tightens the muscles. This is a definite advantage to the patient because the mini tummy tuck is a simpler procedure and so the recovery time is shorter, there is less scaring and the operation itself is less intricate and so much safer.

The minor tummy tuck is done mostly on women who have had several pregnancies and are not satisfied with the shape their body has returned to. A womans body adjusts to the growth of the baby she is carrying by stretching. This is what it is supposed to do. It moves the fat around. But then, after the birth the woman frequently has pouches of unwanted fat and skin. They can make her look like she is still pregnant or at the very least make her shape awkward. This does not happen to all women and depends on the age when they are pregnant, how much physical exercise they are able to do during the pregnancy, their health and how many babies they have had.