I Had a Tummy Tuck and my Doctor Did Not Stitch my Muscles, Is That Normal?

If your doctor was a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon then he/she would have stitched or tightened the abdominal muscles if indicated.  Ask your surgeon why they were not stitched.  Not all abdomens need to have the muscle stitched.  Pregnancy will have a higher risk of muscle separation, and need of muscle tightening.

This hould have been addressed prior to surgery in your consuktation and as part of informed consent.  I would follow-up with your PS and find out why this was not done.

Rectus diastasis reapir (stitching of the muscles) is common during abdominoplasty.  Hopefully you had a discussion with your surgeon prior to surgery and the plan that you had agreed upon was followed.  Based on my practice, there have only been a few patients out of hundreds that did not require muscle tightening during the abdominoplasty and I had discussed that with the patient before the surgery.  I would suggest discussing your concerns with your surgeon.

 

Good Luck.