Can You Have Multiple Tummy Tucks?

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I was told can only have a tummy tuck done once. I only have one child and I plan to have more but I have been having alot of discomfort with diastasis recti. I can only sleep on my right side and It hurts to run or do anything that involves my abs. My seperation is about 3-4 fingers wide.

Ronald Schuster, MD · Answer

There's no reason you couldn't have more than one tummy tuck. However there might issues with the scars, especially the one around your belly button, when you go for the second one. The few times I have performed a tummy tuck on women who I knew were going to have more children, I used absorbable sutures to plicate the diastasis, rather than permanent ones like I usually use. The thinking is that I wouldn't want to restrict the stretching of the abdomen during the pregnancy, but it may not make any difference. Plan on the diastasis returning though after the next pregnancy. it would be a bonus if it didn't

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSC · Answer

I’m not sure where you’ve hear this information but you can definitely have more than one tummy tuck if you need it. If you’re currently suffering from pain caused by diastasis recti, it can be corrected. However, it’s important that you get checked out first to determine if diastasis recti is the primary cause of this pain. You may be suffering from something else.

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS · Answer

It is possible to have more than one tummy tuck. If your diastasis recti is severe enough that it interferes with your life as you say it does, then you may want to consider having a tummy tuck now.

	Under normal circumstances, it is customary to wait until you are done having children prior to undergoing tummy tuck.

	I wish you the best of luck.

Robert Brueck, MD · Answer

You can have more than one tummy tuck.The big question is overall health and of course finaces but you can have more.

Donna Rich, MD · Answer

It is possible to have more than one abdominoplasty, but it is better to have one after completion of childbirth. It is unusual to have discomfort with abdominal wall laxity. You might have a ventral hernia. Please see a board certified plastic surgeon to evaluate what might be a serious condition.

Can You Have Multiple Tummy Tucks?

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