I am currently scheduled for a mommy makeover and am getting really scared. I really only NEED my diastasis repaired, but no one has officially diagnosed me with it. I told my PS everything, and I don't recall him saying "Yes, you do have diastasis and you NEED it repaired". I am having back problems lately that were never there before and I don't want to deal with ongoing issues due to this. What other type of Dr. could I see just to be diagnosed? I don't want to go thru this unnecessarily.
May 14, 2014
Answer: Diastasis recti diagnosis No need to be scared. Your plastic surgeon should be able to tell you if you indeed need a diastasis recti repair. Most women after multiple pregnancies need one. I have found that placement of Marlex mesh on top of your muscles reinforces your abdominal wall and therefore gives your repair added strength- much like an 'internal girdle' that singes your waistline and acts as a weight control device. Kind regards, Gary Horndeski M.D.
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May 14, 2014
Answer: Diastasis recti diagnosis No need to be scared. Your plastic surgeon should be able to tell you if you indeed need a diastasis recti repair. Most women after multiple pregnancies need one. I have found that placement of Marlex mesh on top of your muscles reinforces your abdominal wall and therefore gives your repair added strength- much like an 'internal girdle' that singes your waistline and acts as a weight control device. Kind regards, Gary Horndeski M.D.
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May 13, 2014
Answer: Diagnosis of diastasis recti A diastasis recti is what we call a widening of the space between the two rectus muscles. This normally occurs after pregnancy or after a large weight gain, or anything that increases pressure on the abdominal wall. Severe cases are easily seen when doing a situp--if a football shaped bulge occurs when you are doing a situp, this is evidence of a "rectus diastasis" or "diastasis recti". If it gets very weak, general surgeons often treat this as a hernia, but an abdominoplasty with repair of this (usually a "plication" or "pleating") of this weak tissue is an adequate repair.For many people with a wide diastasis (wide space between the rectus muscles), there is often functional impairment of the abdominal wall, meaning that it doesn't work as well, and the back muscles have to do more work to help hold you up straight, hence the back pain. Doing exercises to strengthen the core muscles can often help this, but depending on the severity, may not totally relieve this back pain. Yoga and Pilates are great exercises to help alleviate the symptoms and strengthen all of the muscles of your torso.
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May 13, 2014
Answer: Diagnosis of diastasis recti A diastasis recti is what we call a widening of the space between the two rectus muscles. This normally occurs after pregnancy or after a large weight gain, or anything that increases pressure on the abdominal wall. Severe cases are easily seen when doing a situp--if a football shaped bulge occurs when you are doing a situp, this is evidence of a "rectus diastasis" or "diastasis recti". If it gets very weak, general surgeons often treat this as a hernia, but an abdominoplasty with repair of this (usually a "plication" or "pleating") of this weak tissue is an adequate repair.For many people with a wide diastasis (wide space between the rectus muscles), there is often functional impairment of the abdominal wall, meaning that it doesn't work as well, and the back muscles have to do more work to help hold you up straight, hence the back pain. Doing exercises to strengthen the core muscles can often help this, but depending on the severity, may not totally relieve this back pain. Yoga and Pilates are great exercises to help alleviate the symptoms and strengthen all of the muscles of your torso.
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