I am a thin fit female with a 2 yr old son. I have an umblical hernia and small diastasis 2-3 fingers at and below the belly button. I saw a great surgeon who suggested hernia and diastasis repair but no tummy tuck. He said I do not have any excess skin therefore, a TT would not be appropriate. Is this good advice for should I get the entire surgery?
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It is true that an abdominoplasty will increase your intra-abdominal pressure. Some consideration has to be given to the amount of visceral fat present. The greater the degree of visceral fat the greater the rise in intra-abdominal pressure. You should discuss your desire for...
Not only is it possible but in the right patient it can yield and excellent result. Then procedure is called endoscopic abdominoplasty and was invented By Dr. Marco Aurelio Farrea-Correa in 1990 in Brazil. I also developed a technique in this country in 1992 as we were unaware of Dr. Correa's...
If you carried high it is very common for the lower ribcage to flare after pregnancy. Ordinarily this will not interfere withthe diastasis repair, however we are careful to get fully up to the xyphoid (the notch in the middle) to avoid a bulge in the upper abdomen. The diastasis repair will hold...
