If you are suppose to walk as much as possible after surgery. What about during the night. Should you get up every hour or two and walk. If so, how long should you do that.
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It is difficult to tell without examining you. If you are one of those relatively rare patients who have diastasis recti or fascial stretching from pregnancy WITHOUT skin stretching, then perhaps a diastasis repair without any skin excision as would be performed laparoscopically would be...
Your preoperative photos suggest that your belly button skin is slightly darker than your abdominal skin. Since the new periumbilical area is really from your upper abdomen (lighter skin) it gives greater contrast with the darker umbilical area. Furthermore, the increased size of the new u...
Separation of the muscle (diastasis) is treated by suturing the muscles during abdominoplasty. However not all patients have this problem. If you are dissatisfied with your results you might consider rediscussing this with your treating surgeon or seeking the opinion of another a board cer...
