Tummy tuck with no muscle involvement?

I was a lightweight when I had my WLS, but I still have a significant amount of loose skin on my tummy -- it looks like a shar pei!  LOL  I exercise daily and my abdominal muscles are in great shape but the loose skin hides that.

I understand a "standard" tummy tuck includes tightening the abdominal muscles, which honestly I don't think I need.  Does anybody know whether it's possible to have a tummy tuck that just removes excess skin without involving the abdominal muscles?  I also have the dreaded fat/hanging pubic area and I'd like to have that lifted, which I understand can be included in a TT.

Thanks in advance for any input!

I had an LBL with no muscle tightening. Honestly, my Doc didn't know I didn't need muscle repair until he got in there. He fully expected to do it, but it turned out that I have very tight developed abdominal muscles. So yes it's possible and my recovery was fairly easy.

Laura

From what I understand, our abdominal muscles separate due to obesity, child bearing, and age. They are pulling the muscles back together when they tighten the stomach muscles during abdominoplasty. It really has nothing to do with how much exercise you have done to get your ab muscles in shape. Most of us here need the muscle tightening. 

If you're lucky enough not to have the muscle separation, then there's no need to do muscle tightening.  Frankly, if you can avoid having the muscle work, it will make the tuck a much easier recovery.  Almost none of my discomfort was from the incisions.  It was all the muscle tightening.

A panniculectomy will remove only the excess skin and fat but does not involve tightening the muscles.

Thanks, ladies!  This is helpful! 

I agree almost all my pain is from the muscle tightening rater than the incisions.