{"id":10171,"date":"2025-10-31T12:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/?p=10171"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:05:30","slug":"blog-diastasis-recti-tummy-tuck-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/cn\/blog-diastasis-recti-tummy-tuck-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Diastasis Recti: Causes, Symptoms &#038; Tummy Tuck | Kalo Clinic Malaysia\u2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10171\" class=\"elementor elementor-10171\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb37b3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb37b3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5a263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5a263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Still battling a post-pregnancy belly? Learn what diastasis recti is, how to test it, what helps (and what makes it worse), and when a tummy tuck restores your core. NSR &amp; LCP surgeons at Kalo.<\/p><p><b>How to Fix Diastasis Recti (Post-Pregnancy Ab Separation) \u2014 And When a Tummy Tuck Makes Sense<\/b><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10198\" style=\"max-width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scendrant_httpss.mj_.run0TYbIhJsmBA_httpss.mj-1-1024x794.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scendrant_httpss.mj_.run0TYbIhJsmBA_httpss.mj-1-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scendrant_httpss.mj_.run0TYbIhJsmBA_httpss.mj-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scendrant_httpss.mj_.run0TYbIhJsmBA_httpss.mj-1-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scendrant_httpss.mj_.run0TYbIhJsmBA_httpss.mj-1-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scendrant_httpss.mj_.run0TYbIhJsmBA_httpss.mj-1-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scendrant_httpss.mj_.run0TYbIhJsmBA_httpss.mj-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p><b>What is Diastasis Recti?<\/b><\/p><p>During pregnancy the growing uterus stretches the <b>linea alba<\/b> (the central connective tissue), causing the two rectus muscles to drift apart. A gap <b>&gt;2\u20132.7 cm<\/b> is considered diastasis recti. It\u2019s common: up to <b>80%<\/b> in late pregnancy and <b>~50%<\/b> still see it after delivery.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10183\" style=\"max-width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/diastasis-recit-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/diastasis-recit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/diastasis-recit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/diastasis-recit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/diastasis-recit-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/diastasis-recit.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p>Typical signs<\/p><ul><li>Persistently bulging or soft lower belly even when limbs get slim again<\/li><li>Core weakness, low-back ache, posture changes<\/li><li>Hernia or belly-button bulge, bloating, constipation, stress leakage when coughing\/laughing (urinary incontinence)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Quick home check<\/b><br \/>Lie on your back, knees bent. Place fingers on\/above the navel and gently lift your head. If you feel a trench and the gap is \u22732 finger widths, you may have Diastasis Recti.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10184\" style=\"max-width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/selfcheck_-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/selfcheck_-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/selfcheck_-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/selfcheck_-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/selfcheck_-1536x674.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/selfcheck_-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/kalo.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/selfcheck_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>What a Tummy Tuck Does?<\/b><\/p><p>A tummy tuck tightens your belly from the inside out:<\/p><ul><li><b>Rejoins the core muscles<\/b> (fixes the gap from diastasis recti).<\/li><li><b>Tightens the inner tissue<\/b> so your core feels supported.<\/li><li>Removes extra skin.<\/li><li>Creates a neater belly button.<br \/>End result: a flatter, smoother tummy in one procedure.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Recovery at a glance<\/p><ul><li>Day 0\u20132: hospital monitoring, compression garment on<\/li><li>Week 1\u20132: stitches out; walking encouraged, no heavy lifting<\/li><li>Week 3\u20134: light desk work; swelling continues to settle<\/li><li>6\u20138 weeks: resume most workouts (surgeon-guided)<\/li><li>3\u20136 months: scar fades, contour sharpens<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>(Why Customers Chose Kalo for Tummy Tuck?)<\/b><\/p><p><b>Tummy Tuck Price in Malaysia:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Mini tummy tuck <b>from RM18,800<\/b><\/li><li>Full tummy tuck <b>from RM29,800<\/b><br \/>(Exact quote after surgeon assessment; individual anatomy and complexity vary)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>FAQ<\/b><\/p><ol><li><b>Can exercise \u201cclose\u201d severe DR?<\/b><br \/>Targeted rehab helps function, but large, long-standing gaps and loose skin usually need surgical repair.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"2\"><li><b>Will I lose my C-section scar?<\/b><br \/>Often yes \u2014 it\u2019s incorporated into the new, lower, thinner tummy-tuck scar.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li><b>Can I do this if I plan more pregnancies?<\/b><br \/>Best done 6 months <b>after<\/b> your last planned child, or 3 months after stopped breastfeeding.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still battling a post-pregnancy belly? Learn what diastasis recti is, how to test it, what helps (and what makes it worse), and when a tummy tuck restores your core. NSR &amp; LCP surgeons at Kalo. How to Fix Diastasis Recti (Post-Pregnancy Ab Separation) \u2014 And When a Tummy Tuck Makes Sense What is Diastasis Recti? 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