An Abdominoplasty Modification for Postpregnancy Abdomen with Rectus Diastasis and Midline Hernia: The Technique and Results.
Journal
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
ISSN: 1529-4242
Titre abrégé: Plast Reconstr Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 1306050
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jun 2024
01 Jun 2024
Historique:
medline:
16
7
2024
pubmed:
15
7
2024
entrez:
15
7
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
After pregnancy, some women experience severe rectus diastasis (RD), with body control dysfunction, midline hernia, or other quality-of-life impairment. The purpose of this study was to describe the authors' experience using hydrodissection and epidural anesthesia for lateral plication modification of abdominoplasty to restore abdominal wall firmness. A total of 46 consecutive patients with RD after pregnancy were enrolled. The mean intraoperative inter-rectus distance was 4.6 cm. RD is not always the only structure that has been elongated. Firmness of the abdominal wall also depends on lateral fascia structures. This study reports the total plicated distance addressing the lateral laxity in the abdominal wall. In this series, total plication was 7.8 cm, and 16 patients had a midline hernia. No hernia recurrences occurred, and the rectus bellies were less than 5 mm apart from each other in all participants, verified with ultrasound after 2 years of follow-up. Patient perspective of care and surgical outcome were recorded. Health-related quality-of-life domains were significantly improved postoperatively. Lumbar back pain visual analogue scale score was 4.5 ± 2.3 preoperatively and 0.5 ± 0.9 postoperatively. The ability to perform sit-ups increased from zero to 11, suggesting better motor control. The total complication rate was 10.9%. Hydrodissection and epidural anesthesia for lateral plication modification offers a reliable and effective treatment method for RD repair with and without a small midline hernia with a low complication rate. Therapeutic, IV.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39008903
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010637
pii: 00006534-202406000-00020
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1111e-1115eInformations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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