Diastasis repair: is it severe enough that it would be useful to have it closed? (photos)

Hello Destin2013, Thank you for posting your question. All concerns are valid and should be addressed; however, it is essential to have an in-person evaluation so that a Board Certified Surgeon who specializes in these procedures can give a correct assessment.

I agree with your surgeon. PDO sutures can take 9 months to dissolve fully. Give surgery a year for those sites. Masssging during that time may help. In terms of removal if needed, that's not an easy surgery and likely the benefits to not outweigh the risks.

Insurance companies consider a diastasis recti to be a cosmetic deformity. As such, I am not aware of a single insurance company that will cover repair.

Based on these two static images it appears you have a small ventral/umbilical hernia and diastasis recti. If you are looking for a tummy tuck you can have both fixed at the same time. Personally i don’t think surgeons should charge extra for the hernia repair because it is a very simple fix w...

Dear sshjejdcc, it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Based on your photos, it looks like you have a small hernia. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and...

A repeat mri is not likely to show anything additional. Once you have imaging for an issue unless there is a change or it has been many years repeating the study doesn't show anything new. Better would be to talk with a surgeon that does diastasis repair or abdominal wall reconstruction. Things...