Abdominoplasty and rectus muscle repair in a patient with a large diastasis rect

Patient

Age:: 18 - 29
Gender:: Female
Ethnicity:: Black
Height:: 5’ 0” - 5’ 5”
Weight:: Undisclosed
Gallery:: 30662

Procedure

Profile

**Dr. David Jansen**
Plastic Surgeon
504-455-1000

Procedure Details

This 27 y.o. had four full term babies and developed a large diastasis recti. This involves loss of the muscle function of the abdominal wall and the inability to keep the intestines and uterus inside . A hysterectomy was performed. We repaired the abdominal wall musculature and redraped the skin over. The preocedure took 3 hours and we let her go home the next morning.

Correction of large diastasis Before — Before

Correction of large diastasis After — After

Abdominoplasty and correction of a large diastasis recti. in a 27 y.o. after 4 pregnancies. She had complete loss of her abdominal wall strength prior to the procedure. Now she has abdominal wall integrity and a considerable improvement in her appeatance. More