Willie Said:

Can you get surgery in the UK to repair an abdominal seperation after pregnancy?

We Answered:

I had separation too. It's quite common. Sit-ups can make it worse because they often push everything outwards whilst you're trying to do them. See this link http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2… and try the exercise under the "Gentle tummy exercise " section. It was this exercise that helped to close the separation in my abs.

Stacy Said:

United healthcare tummy tuck?

We Answered:

You need to enlist the aid of her physician. It is absolutely necessary that he submit both side and front photos of her stomach with excess skin exposed. This is usually done with the patient either wearing bikini underwear or pulling her briefs down BELOW the excess skin. The doctor should also submit a pre-approval request for surgery along with records documenting the need for the surgery along with the photos. A patient referral is required from her regular physician to her plastic surgeon. You may be able to get more information if you go to http://myuhc.com

United HealthCare is not the easiest insurance company to deal with. I'm up to my ears in paperwork with them now over my husband's heart surgery......to the tune of about $70,000.

They have people working on claims that don't appear to have a day of medical education.

Jimmy Said:

Is it possible to get rid loose skin without surgery?

We Answered:

ruinning is gonna make them slimmer, BUT its not gonna get rid of loose skin
make the skin tighter by sit-ups and crunches

Cecil Said:

How can I tighten my abs without a tummy tuck?

We Answered:

A good start is by working on your core muscles, the basic things to consider in good abdominal strength. two muscles u should consider working is the abdominal muscle and external obliques. what I tend to do with my client's is start them off with bridging exercises or also known as the plank there are to forms side plank and the full plank you can surf the web for clear images of these exercises. 1 importent factor is contracting these muscles throughout any exercise u do. this is where your transverese abdominus or simply pelvic floor is a muscle that should be felt. A way to do this is suck on your thumb and try and obtain contact with this muscle to contratc during abdominal exercises. On the other hand if you willing, seriously day to day contratction of your abdominal muscles will also help u in getting a flat tummy. This is difficult for most so a way to fully keep this up is tie a string around ur abdominal area with ur ab muscles pulled in, now start with a realistic amount of contraction u can handle then rather sucking it in where u uncomfortable. the string will let you know when u not pulling in ur tummy and this will become a habit to help u maintain good contraction and increase strength.

Jason Said:

Any woman who had saggy skin on her abdomen and succeed to get rid of it without surgery?

We Answered:

Call around in your area and ask about Thermage. This would be done at a dermatologists office or a cosmetic surgeons office. It is non invasive but you would have to screened to see if you are a good candidate for the treatment.

Phillip Said:

is there any hope for people that had repeat c sections to feel attractive again without surgery?

We Answered:

Hmm...it sounds like what you do need is surgery and I'm not exactly what to say to make you feel better right now because the way you're feeling has to do with a physical characteristic. I've had three c-sections and do not have a flap of skin left over from the surgery - I simply have a very noticeable scar but scars have never really been an issue for me so when I was feeling down I had more of a purely psychological problem as far as feeling unattractive. Have you tried looking into surgery to remove the skin? Many surgeons have good payment plans, especially when it comes to things like that. My sister has three kids to support solely on her husband's paycheck but was still able to have surgery to remove excess skin after she quickly lost almost 110 lbs, I don't know the details of her payment plan but I know she wasn't really in a place where we thought she could afford it either but her doctor was very nice and understanding about being flexible with payment.