I had polyhydramnious during my pregnancy, which caused a large supraumbilical diastasis recti & small umbilical hernia. In August 2013, I had this repaired (no tuck). The surgeon said he would do a corset stitch and use mesh. 6 months after my surgery, I had a violent coughing spell, which it felt like I had tearing. As the weeks went on, my midline anchors felt like they were pulling & one by one, popped loose. Now it doesn't look like I ever had the surgey done. Is this a hopeless cause?
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Thanks for your inquiry. Umbilical hernia repair is always an OHIP-covered procedure but rectus diastasis repair is not a listed procedure. This means that the surgeon must apply for coverage on a case-by-case basis. In my experience having applied to OHIP for diastasis repairs...
Everyone's recovery after pregnancy is different. It all about tissue quality. Some women have great quality skin and fascia which has a better chance of returning to the pre-pregnancy form, while others don't have the elastic recoil and their skin becomes loose with stretch marks...
An abdominoplasty and diastases repair is a cosmetic procedure only. It's goal is to accomplish improve abdominal contour. There's no scientific data that supports it's improve back pain. Therefore it will not be covered by typical third-party payers.
