II have been told I will need to have the muscles repaired had gastric bypass and have lost 120 pounds. I am about 40 pounds from my goal weight. My bmi will be 29-30. A previous dr told me that there is likely fat underneath and on top of the Diastisis recti. If I have a mommy makeover, can lipo be done under the Diastisis recti before it is repaired ?
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Endoscopic lipoabdominoplasty (ELAP) is a good option .ELAP is the surgical technique utilizing endoscopy to repair acquired abdominal wall defects, such as diastasis recti or ventral hernias.An internal corset (muscle plication) is performed .Only three mini incisions are used, a large wound is...
Everybody is different in this regard. Some people have a scenario where they have children and then subsequently their abdominal muscles return to the pre-pregnancy position. However, some people never have this return, and have diastasis. I don’t think that anybody can guarantee or predict t...
I would have to agree with the surgeon you spoke with. I do not think they’re doing core workouts or crunches will make your problem worse. There is no evidence to suggest that case. However, sometimes people have improvement with these core exercises, and sometimes people don’t. Often this bec...
