Full tummy tuck required to fix Diastasis Recti and Umbilical Hernia or Mini TT/other surgery? (Photo)

You can likely get the hernia repaired along with the diastasis while removing skin at the same time.  The minitummy tuck is rarely the best option.   Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

With the size of the hernia I see in the picture, you may not be happy with the appearance of the abdomen without a diastasis repair also. This can be done with a mini tummy tuck approach using a technique called umbilical float, which means the belly button is detached from underneath, the hernia and diastasis repaired, and the umbi then reattached usually at a slightly lower location. There is no scar externally on the belly button with this approach, and since your umbi is a little bit high it can work very nicely.