I have a 9 month old and 2 year old, both C-sections. I would like 1 or 2 more children, but am concerned about my combination of diastasis recti and a hernia which make me look like I am 6 months pregnant. The General surgeon wants to install a patch, and would have the plastic surgeon fix my excess skin (no abdomen fat). But I feel I should wait until I’m done having kids. It's getting worse, bigger. Maybe because I work out a lot. Any suggestions? Do I wait? Not do ab work? What are the dangers?
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Answer: It depends on when you plan on having more children
The degree of separation that you are describing is borderline for an endoscopic assisted tummy tuck which does not necessarily remove skin.It very much depends whether you are abdominal skin still looks elastic or has significant stretchmarks. In the presence of stretch marks, the en...
Why not ask your dishwasher repair man to evaluate your belly? You've had three children and I can assure you that at least three inches of muscle fascia would be plicated during the repair of your rectus muscles.
A review or CT scan is necessary. If it is a diastasis, it could be fixed with an ELAP. Endoscopic Lipoabdominoplasty (ELAP) is a novel surgical technique that combines liposuction and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) with minimal incisions and endoscopic assistance. It is designed to improve the...