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Hernia Surgery Will Not Hold Without a Tummy Tuck?

asked 3 years ago by beatifuldayz7 in Birmingam
Latest answer by Suresh Koneru, MD
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Tags: abdomen

I have had 3 children. I'm a former model and I have a great body. My hernia was repaired 2 times. The 3rd time waited almost a year, still not repaired, and I'm in so much pain. My General Surgeon said he will not perform hernia surgery unless the Tummy Tuck is done with it, because it is too large. He said he would have to put a mesh over my whole stomach with the Tummy Tuck procedure. I have diastasis recti that you can fit 5 fingers thru my muscles. I have tried to get insurance to cover, but it was denied, even though 3 doctors said it was nessecary. Any advice?

2 answers to Hernia Surgery Will Not Hold Without a Tummy Tuck?

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Hernia repair and Tummy Tuck

Your situation is not unusual. I see woman like you almost every week. The babies have stretched out your diastasis and on top of that you have a hernia. Where exactly is your hernia? Usually a tummy tuck at the same time as a hernia repair will decrease your risk of hernia recurrence. Some times the weight of the abdominal skin and fat will pull stretch on the hernia and make things worse. By doing a tummy tuck at the same time, you can decrease the external stretch on the hernia repair... more
Suresh Koneru, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.drkoneru.com

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Where is your hernia and what was it from? If your main problem is a rectus diastasis, you are correct in that insurance does not cover that. If it is part of the hernia, that's different. I would recommend that you see a plastic surgeon in your area who is knowledgeable both about abdominoplasty and hernia repairs. I perform these surgeries either alone or in combination with a general surgeon and can sometimes use techniques called component separation. If you are thin, that would be... more
Robert S. Houser, DO

Columbus Plastic Surgeon

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