Separation of the abdominal muscles during pregnancy Learn more about services at Mayo Clinic Separation of the abdominal muscles during pregnancy During pregnancy, the growing uterus sometimes causes the abdominal muscles to separate (diastasis recti)
Tummy tuck - Mayo Clinic A tummy tuck can remove loose, excess skin and fat It can repair rectus diastasis — a condition where the stomach bulges due to separated abdominal muscles The surgery also can tighten weak connective tissue in the abdomen called fascia A tummy tuck may remove stretch marks and extra skin in the lower abdomen below the belly button
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Umbilical hernia - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Umbilical hernias are most common in infants, but they can affect adults as well In an infant, an umbilical hernia may be especially evident when the infant cries, causing the bellybutton to protrude This is a classic sign of an umbilical hernia Children's umbilical hernias often close on their own in the first two years of life, though some remain open into the fifth year or longer
Throat cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Throat cancer refers cancer that develops in your throat (pharynx) or voice box (larynx) Your throat is a muscular tube that begins behind your nose and ends in your neck Throat cancer most often begins in the flat cells that line the inside of your throat Your voice box sits just below your throat and also is susceptible to throat cancer The voice box is made of cartilage and contains the