| An abdominoplasty with repair of the separation or | | | | patients note they get full more quickly after eating, |
| widening of the gap between the rectus abdominis | | | | also probably a result of having a tighter abdominal |
| muscles may help to alleviate some types of back | | | | fascia. |
| pain. Pain, in and of itself is sometime difficult to | | | | And of course after any plastic surgery it is necessary |
| properly diagnose. Relief of back pain should not be | | | | to be on a good diet and exercise program. The |
| your primary goal in undergoing a tummy tuck, but | | | | tummy tuck will improve only the resting tone of the |
| many are pleased when it does in fact get better | | | | abdomen. It will not strengthen the muscles at all. With |
| Think of the lower abdomen as an internal corset. The | | | | proper exercise these core muscles can be toned |
| muscles of the abdomen are interconnected with the | | | | adding to the benefits of the procedure. Patients |
| internal and external oblique muscles. It is this muscular | | | | should never rely on plastic surgery as a substitute for |
| arrangement that gives the back it support and | | | | good exercise and eating habits. |
| properly rotates the pelvis. The type of back pain | | | | There is good medical evidence to support the claim |
| most frequently associated with a loose abdominal | | | | that an abdominoplasty will help with back pain. It is |
| wall is in the lower lumbar spine. The medical condition | | | | equally important to rule out any other causes of back |
| is known as kyphosis. After a tummy tuck with | | | | pain such as a ruptured disc or pinched nerve. Clearly, |
| tightening of the fascia, patients literally have a more | | | | if there is an anatomic problem with your spine or |
| secure support structure. | | | | back, an abdominoplasty will not help. |
| It is well known that that having strong tight abdominal | | | | With proper diagnosis and a good surgical plan most |
| muscles improves low back pain and the tendency | | | | patients can expect improvement. It is important to |
| toward lordosis (concave back and protrusion of the | | | | know what will be helped and what is beyond the |
| belly). Interestingly, after tummy tuck procedures, | | | | scope of the operation. |