Tummy tuck surgery also known as abdomino plasty, is able to produce a remarkable difference in a person's abdomen and waistline shape. As well as getting rid of surplus fat and skin, most tummy tuck surgery include the muscles tightening as well. What are muscles and the tightening technique has always been a confusion point.
The rectus muscles is the muscles that generally a tummy tuck tightens. Rectus muscles are a huge combined straight up muscles that run along the midline starting from the ribcage to the pubic bone. It is rather wide, the diameter are normally 4 inches to 6 inches that supply a strong band of vertical support to the abdominal area. Like all muscles, they are wrapped in a tissue covering called as fascia.
These rectus muscles which are usually combined together in the midline can become devided in women wing to their pregnancy and childbirth. In technical term this is called as rectus diastasis or split rectus muscles. Do not confuse this with a hernia. Hernia isn’t only a separation, but really is a hole in the middle of the muscles for the bowel punch through. Generally a hernia probably will take place at the belly button as this is muscle fascia ordinary weakness spot. As men don’t have pregnancies, they seldom have rectus diastasis.
During a tummy tuck surgery, these rectus muscles can be stitch together down the center to make them tighter like a bowstring. The truth is, the fascia that encloses the rectus are stitch together not the rectus muscles. Hence, the reason why this tummy tuck segment is officially called rectus fascial plication. By sewing the fascia together, the muscles are firmly held closer together by permanent sutures. Handling of these rectus muscles is the source of most pain out of tummy tuck surgery. In the tummy tuck surgery other abdominal mucles were not performed plication on as they will be no major advantages in altering the abdominal wall shape.
However, not each tummy tuck surgery needs the tightening of rectus muscle. It will only be required if the assessment before the tummy tuck surgery shows that a segment of a patient's abdominal bulge is because of muscle laxity. A excellent assessment while a patient stand up and lay down can show if tightening of the muscle is worth the try and pain.
Hopefully with this article will give you some understanding about muscle tightening in tummy tuck surgery.
2 comments:
My name is Julie Tupler, RN and I am the owner of Diastasis Rehab. I specialize in working with clients that have a diastasis recti. I have the only research on exercise and diastasis from Columbia University Program in Physical Therapy.
The study proved that the clients that did the Tupler Technique during their pregnancy had a smaller diastasis than the control group that did not do those exercises.
When checking for a diastasis you are checking the distance between the two outermost muscles AND the condition of the connective.
Many people have a diastasis. However, it is not that noticable as the connective tissue is very strong. So both men and women can have a diastasis. People can get a diastasis from doing abdominal exercises incorrectly. If a woman starts her pregnancy with a diastasis it will get larger during the pregnancy with the growing uterus. After her first pregnancy it
will then look like she has had many babies!!!
If a woman decides to have a tummy tuck it is important to learn the Tupler Technqiue so she does not undo the stitching of the surgery by doing abdominals incorrectly. I have seen this many times in my practice.
I am the author of the Lose Your Mummy Tummy
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website at www.DiastasisRehab.com
Julie Tupler, RN
Who don't want a tight and slim tummy everone wants them but sacrifice are to be made to get it.
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