To answer your question, if an insurance-covered procedure (in your case hernia repair) is performed in a hospital at the same time as a cosmetic procedure (in your case abdominoplasty), the hospital nurses will keep track of how much time is spent on the hernia repair (which is a short...
Thank you for your question regarding your postop tummy tuck garment. If the skin is being irritated you may need to let the skin settle. It is best that the compression garment is tight and your PS may advise giving you some skin care or a dressing to stop the compression garment rubbing. I...
It is important to undergo a physical exam but a simple test is to do a sit up. If there is no change it is probably intraabdominal fat. If the central area above the belly button becomes more prominent it is probably a diastasis. Regards.