Diastasis Recti is the separation of the abdominal wall muscles that occurs during pregnancy as the baby develops and the belly swells in size. In many women, the recovery process may take one to two years to fully heal. In some women, the separation never heals.

This defect, which is really a large scale hernia, can significantly delay your efforts to regain your pre-pregnancy body.  In some cases, it can lead to long term back pain and weakness.

Until recently, the only solutions other than “just living with it,” were physical therapy with special abdominal exercises or surgery. Abdominoplasty is typically considered a cosmetic surgery more commonly known as a tummy tuck. Like any major surgery, patients can experience considerable downtime during recovery.  Furthermore, additional pregnancies are NOT recommended after abdominoplasty, because all the surgical work would be undone by the pregnancy.

Today there are highly effective non-invasive, non-surgical solutions that can bring the rectus abdominis muscles back together much more naturally.  These treatments can be undertaken very shortly after delivery or years later.

With Evolve Transform, Tight and Tone, we can jump start your body’s healing process. This is a non-surgical treatment involving radio frequency and Electrical Muscle Stimulation (or EMS) to help shrink the skin, melt the fat and strengthen the core muscles. It’s a mini-makeover that is safe to do between pregnancies or later in life to bring the core muscles back together.

Find out more about these treatments at our medical aesthetics practice, Casa Esthetica.