I was having my stomach muscles sewn back together to prevent me from having a hernia. I wasn’t getting liposuction or a lot of extra belly skin removed. The reasons were different from most other people. I had no choice but to have the surgery, a tummy tuck. One risk included an allergic reaction to the mesh itself. A full blown hernia was something you want to avoid if you are capable of doing so! A mesh transplant would be needed in that case, which has not so good risks. Anything could cause it to occur at any time. I met with a recommended plastic surgeon and found that I was on the verge of having a complete hernia. It was time to call that plastic surgeon. I wasn’t able to lift heavy things without feeling pain, and a small area above my belly button began to protrude. Upon looking into the mirror, I could see an indention in my belly. It stretched from 2 inches below my sternum to about 3 inches below my belly button. The 2 inch by 2 inch gap in my abdominal muscles became even larger an entire fist could fit into it. This included pain in my lower back as well as a soreness in my abdomen. During these few weeks, I began to notice a change in my posture. I put off calling a plastic surgeon for a few weeks because I did not want plastic surgery. I had been content with my body, I would I need a plastic surgeon? Time To Call a Surgeon What?! Plastic surgery was never in my mind. After calling my OB/GYN following my ‘unzipped’ sensation in my abdomen, I was referred to a plastic surgeon. I was at risk of a full-blown hernia after stretching that one particular day. In my case, it became more than an aesthetic issue. At most, it will give most women that ‘pregnancy pooch’ post pregnancy that seems to never want to budge. Rectus diastasis is a very common condition that can occur after pregnancy and usually is not a health risk. Basically I had a 2 inch by 2 inch gap in my abdominal muscles due to the pressure placed against them due to my pregnancy. I knew I had rectus diastasis: separation of the abdominal muscles after my second pregnancy.
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