Hi, I had a muscle repair over 6 months ago from the navel down. Pre surgery it measured at 3.5cm and I went for an ultrasound yesterday and it measured 2cm. Is this an acceptable gap within normal perimeters or did the plastic surgeon mess up? Or could it still be scar tissue between the muscles showing as a 2cm gap?
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Was a muscle repair done with your tummy tucks back in 2016? If so the reason i think you are experiencing abodminal bulging is a higher volume of intraabdominal fat or visceral fat. During a tummy tuck we can not take fat off from around your organs, and if you have a fair amount it will cause...
Hello,
And thank you for the question.
Based on your photos, you do not appear to have recuts diastasis which is a separation of abdominal wall muscle after pregnancy and childbirth.
You appear to have excess fat in you central and lower abdomen, and minimal skin excess.
Liposuction of...
