It is common for us to hear in consultation that despite doing hours of crunches and sit-ups in the gym, many women post-pregnancy cannot restore their abdominal contour.
Abdominoplasty involves plication of the rectus abdominis muscles. When the rectus muscles are plicated in the midline the core abdominal muscles such as the rectus abdominis, the external obliques, internal obliques, and transverse abdominis muscles are restored to the midline. It is quite common for patients to observe an improvement in their posture post-operatively.
The before and after photograph above demonstrates improvement not only in the abdominal wall contour, but also in the position of the lower back.
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