This patient presented with severe scarring of her umbilical region from prior surgery, along with severe diastasis recti after childbirth. She opted for abdominoplasty and diastasis repair. Many women experience changes in their abdominal region post-surgery or after giving birth. In this case, the patient had significant scarring and diastasis recti that impacted her quality…
Category: Tummy Tuck
Tummy Tuck and Hernia
Many women with desire for abdominoplasty have an umbilical hernia or other hernia associated with large diastases rectus. Provided that these are not complex hernias, they can be repaired safely during the performance of the diastases repair and generally, do not need any supporting mesh as the umbilical hernia repair is reinforced by the correction…
Tummy Tuck and BMI
What is the ideal body weight to undergo abdominoplasty?. In general, patients with body mass index equal or below to 30 are good candidates for abdominoplasty. Excellent results and safe outcomes are pretty typical. As body mass index increases, complications also increase. Many studies have demonstrated this. Complications such as fluid collections or seromas, wound…
