Dr only wants to use 4 sutures for my diastasis recti laparoscopic surgery. Is that enough to bring my muscles together? (Photo)

Every surgeon has their techniques and approaches that work for them.  I believe diastasis repair is a fairly common procedure and most surgeons would repair it via a traditional approach of placing a row of sutures from the xiphoid all the way down to the pubis.  This is what is generally done during a tummy tuck.  However, it is apparent that you do not need a tummy tuck or any skin excision.  The way your diastasis can be repair and it would be more predictable without the use of mesh, would be to place an incision down low were a C-section incision would be and to also place an incision around the umbilicus.  The entire repair can be down thru these incisions.Hope that helps.  Make sure you are also seeing a board certified plastic surgeon.Good luck.

I look at laparoscopic techniques to correct a rectus diastasis with skepticism.  I am familiar with attempts to perform these repairs, but have yet to see any worthwhile results using thus method.

Diastasis repair surgery laparoscopically with mesh and four sutures does not seem like enough sutures to keep my muscles together and looking nice and tight.