What does abdominal fascial plication and open ventral hernia repair mean?

Fascial plication is tightening the abdominal muscles.  This can be done at the same time as a tummy tuck.

It sounds like you have a rectus diastasis - this is where your rectus abdominus muscles (your "six-pack" muscles) separate in the midline.  This causes a weakness in the midline where your intra-abdominal contents (i.e. your intestines) can bulge out - this is also known as a ventral hernia.  This is common in women who have had large babies or twins, especially if they have a narrow pelvis and carry their baby "high".  This rectus diastasis/ventral hernia is generally not able to be fully corrected with exercise or physiotherapy.  Apart from the cosmetic issue of midline bulging, it can be associated with back or abdominal pain and even urinary incontinence and chronic constipation.Repair of the rectus diastasis usually involves fascial plication - this is where the strong fascial (connective) tissues of the abdominal wall are brought back together in the midline.  This is usually possible just with sutures but sometimes a mesh is required.  Most commonly this is performed as part of a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) which will allow any associated loose skin to be removed and also provides excellent access to facilitate a really strong and lasting repair.I hope this helps your understanding.Kind regards,Dean

Hi. As they told your condition is the opening of the fascia of the abdominal wall. The "Open Ventral Hernia Technique" consists in making an incision that comes vertically up and down  in your abdomen for repairing purposes, with a bad  aesthetic result, under my humble opinion.Instead, the "Abdominal Fascia Plication " consists in a Tummy Tuck (a bikini line incision ) through which we can close the Ventral Diastasis with Plication, and also place a non absorbable net of polipropilene to reinforce the abdominal wall.At the end of this procedure you will have a normal abdominal shape, and better aesthetic results.