What to do about postpartum diastasis recti? A plastic surgeon can help you recover.
Childbirth is a major undertaking. After giving birth, a woman's entire body undergoes destruction and reconstruction. Some women often experience back pain, loose skin, and general discomfort after childbirth. Their abdomen feels loose and swollen to the touch. They can't find the cause but are still bothered by it. This may be due to "diastasis recti"!
What are the possible symptoms of diastasis recti?
- Lower back pain
- Abdominal pain, feeling of heaviness
- Protruding and loose lower abdomen
- Urinary incontinence/constipation
What causes diastasis recti?
A normal, firm abdomen has neatly arranged and tight rectus abdominis muscles. However, during pregnancy, childbirth, or rapid weight changes, the abdomen expands rapidly in a short period of time, and the elastic fibers in the epidermis and dermis cannot withstand the expansion and break. As a result, when weight is lost, the unsupported abdominal skin becomes noticeably loose, wrinkled, sagging, with muscle atrophy and stretch marks appearing. This is often more pronounced postpartum. In addition, people who experience rapid and significant weight loss are also prone to diastasis recti.
▍Home testing - Determine if you have diastasis recti
1. Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground.
2. Place your fingers above your navel and slowly sit up from a supine position (feel the abdominal muscles working during the sit-up).
3. At this time, the rectus abdominis muscle is in a contracted state. If you put your fingers in the middle of the rectus abdominis muscle and there is a separation of up to 2cm, it may be diastasis recti.
Rectus abdominis suture surgery
在Abdominoplasty手術中，腹直肌縫合是必要且重要的，正常的腹直肌是緊密連在一起的，當分離後，以腹直肌為中線的締結組織會逐漸變薄最後分離，當左右兩邊的腹直肌分開達2cm以上時，就是腹直肌分離症了，此時醫師會視情況將The separated rectus abdominis fascia was sutured to restore it to its original position and condition.。
客製化Abdominoplasty手術
- liposuction of waist and abdomen
- Waistline and abs sculpture
- rectus abdominis fascia suture
- 客製化Abdominoplasty（切除多餘贅皮）
- Adjusting the position and shape of the navel
- It can be combined with other breast and genital plastic surgeries.
Arsty Clinic整外醫師團隊除了縫合腹直肌，還可以一併規劃「Abdominoplasty手術」，若是產後鬆弛，此時單靠運動恢復緊實效果十分有限，以抽脂手術搭配腹部拉提手術，減少脂肪的同時，將多餘的贅皮切除、拉提並緊緻，減少腹部皮膚的皺褶、鬆弛程度。
Arsty Clinic的整形外科醫師團隊會視不同情況及需求，客製化適合的拉皮手術，結合抽脂手術+重新縫合腹直肌，可以重新塑造腰身線條，也可以針對凸起、鬆弛、有贅皮的腹部加強處理，且可以在手術中切除大部分的妊娠紋，雖會留下疤痕，但術後樣貌也令大部分人感到相當滿意。
Arsty ClinicAbdominoplasty手術優勢
- The plastic surgery team performed the procedure themselves.
- 可搭配VASER Liposuction進行雕塑。
- Concealable low-lying scars.
- It can be combined with rectus abdominis muscle suturing and navel position adjustment.
- High-standard operating rooms & original equipment and instruments
- VIP private rooms and recovery rooms.
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