Tummy Tuck Before & After Case 1664

This 39 year old, referred to Dr. Parker by another patient, requested a tummy tuck and repair of an umbilical hernia after having had 2 children. She gained ~ 45-50 pounds with each pregnancy and subsequently lost the weight. She is now 5’2” tall and weighs 113 pounds. The patient reported having had a lot more abdominal distention as well as loss of her rectus abdominus tone/ strength after the second pregnancy. She says that though she works out regularly, has lower back pain and is unable to do sit ups due to her abdominal wall weakness. At surgery, Dr. Parker performed an abdominoplasty, tightened the patient’s very loose rectus abdominus muscles (called “diastasis recti”) and repaired the patient’s umbilical hernia repair. The patient was delighted with the relative ease of her recovery. She loves the appearance of her abdomen and reports her back pain is gone and she is now able to perform sit ups like she did prior to her pregnancies.