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Most likely, the muscles will "scar" down together. So, if for some reason the stitch holding them together is cut several years out they will most likely stay tight.
The purpose of the muscle plication is to repair the fascia the runs in between the two rectus muscles. During pregnancy or after major weight loss, this fascia can become stretched out and no amount of exercise or muscle strengthening will repair it. The suture used during the procedure is permanent, meaning it will not desolve, keeping the fascia tightly closed and bringing the rectus muscles closer together. If you had another surgery, such as a hernia repair or laparoscopic procedure, your surgeon would close the wounds appropriately as to not compromise the plication. I hope this helps you. Kindest regards, Neil J. Zemmel
The muscles that are addressed when the plastic surgeon tightens the abdominal wall are the rectus abdominis muscles which reach from the chest to the pelvis. They are two parallel muscles that are not actually joined, but run close to each other in the normal situation. Often, after pregnancy or weight gain followed by weight loss, these paired muscles are separated as the stretched abdominal wall does not always shrink back to its previous condition. During TT surgery, these muscles are "plicated," that is the tissue lining the muscle are sutured back closer together. The muscle fibers of the right and left muscles are not actually touching one another. It is the lining tissue called fascia that heals together, not the actual muscle tissue. If later abdominal surgery is done through the plication area, those tissues would be sutured back together again to restore the contour as it was before that abdominal surgery. Thanks for the question, best wishes.
Many patients expect that they will have a tummy tuck, and after their surgery they will have a flat abdomen. And for many patients, this does happen. Why do some patients have a persistent bulge after their surgery? The plastic surgeon is only tightening what is there, the skin...
From your description of your symptoms it sounds like nerve pain. This can occur when a nerve is stretched or irritated from swelling. It should improve as you continue to heal and swelling resolves. There are medications that can be prescribed if it becomes bothersome.
No, this is not normal you need so see your plastic surgeon and your gynecologist ASAP
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