Is it a Harry Potter curse 🪄 or a problem we can fix with cosmetic surgery 😂? If you’ve been looking into belly contouring surgery like tummy tucks 👙you've probably come across the term rectus diastasis /diastasis recti / muscle separation. For the full YouTube video please see link below:
This is your abdominal muscles or your six-pack abs muscles and whether there is a gap between them. If your rectus muscles have become loosened and stretched, there is a limited ability for them to re-tighten as there is no muscle in between the muscles.
Typically it's a woman who has had multiple pregnancies 🤰🏻where there's a growing uterus. As it expands and stretches the abdominal cavity that then stretches the abdominal wall. Since limited capacity to re-tighten, then you might wind up with persistent bulging. Some males also suffer from diastasis recti due to genetics or significant weight fluctuations.
Typically during a tummy tuck procedure, I will use permanent sutures to bring those edges of the rectus muscle back together to the midline and that will help re-contour your abdominal wall to restore your flat stomach. This is sometimes referred to as an internal corset.
I won’t “fix” the muscular tone of your abdominal walls. The muscles are brought back together but the actual abdomen muscles will not be improved.
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