Who Does Laparoscopic or Endoscopic Repair on Diastasis Recti in San Diego?
asked 11 months ago by Mr. Glass in San Diego, CA
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: diastasis recti, doctor referral, endoscopic
Who does Laparoscopic or Endoscopic repair on diastasis recti in San Diego area? I am called several surgeons and no luck so far.
2 answers to Who Does Laparoscopic or Endoscopic Repair on Diastasis Recti in San Diego?
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Endoscopic rectus repair is very rare
The reason you are having trouble finding a doctor to do an endoscopic restus diastasis repair is that there is almost no patient who is a great candidate for one. The reason is that in order to have a diastasis, your muscles must have been stretched and this same process also stretches the skin. Without some skin excision (ie tummy tuck) you will usually get a poor result from muscle repair alone.
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Abdominoplasty
I agree that the people who are good candidates for endoscopic diastasis repair without abdominoplasty skin removal are few and far between. I have only seen one in 17+ years and she was a body builder some years after pregnancy.
It sounds like you decided on the procedure to have and are now shopping for the surgeon who will do it based on price, experience or whatever. That is not the best way to approach cosmetic surgery. Just because you want that procedure does not mean you are a...
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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