Women who have had c-sections and/or abdominal surgeries

fruitloop2

Have you been able to get rid of your bellies...more specifically that stupid little over hang where your incision is? I have had 4 surgeries on my stomach...1 being the side for appendix and the other 3 cut across my lower abdomen using the same scar/incision. With core exercises, will this over hang ever go away or do I just need to accept that it will be there forever no matter what I do. :grumble: The overhang has definately gotten smaller with my weight loss but I'm thinking my lower abdmen will never be nice and flat.

workout_junkee

I've had 2 c/s. My "ledge" is there but minimal. I can cover it up with a bikini. I have a pic of my stomach in my profile if you wang to see it.

LoraF83

Mine is going away. I actually noticed this morning that it's much, much, much less present now than it was. Will it ever be completely gone? Who knows. All I can do is keep losing weight/reducing my body fat and see what happens.

michelefrench

its going...slowwwwwwly...and seems to the last area to show much improvement....questioning same thing myself...will it ever be truly gone?? time will tell....

trail_rnr

Try a focused few months of massaging the scar(s) every night. Just do it before you go to bed. My dermatologist recommended Vaseline but I just use regular old lotion. The skin/subcutaneous tissue clings to the scar (for lack of a better term). If you break that up a bit, it doesn't hang as much. I don't think mine will ever disappear, but it looks much better if I keep it supple.

sarahstrezo

I've had 1 c-section and I still have that small little ridge above my scar. It's getting smaller, but very slowly.
I just bought my first bikini in 7 years and 3 kids last weekend. (pic in my profile)

I, personally, have heavy lifting, eating at a small deficit and time to thank.

ebaymommy

I've had 1 c-section and I still have that small little ridge above my scar. It's getting smaller, but very slowly.
I just bought my first bikini in 7 years and 3 kids last weekend. (pic in my profile)

I, personally, have heavy lifting, eating at a small deficit and time to thank.

I'm similar. I had 2 c-sections. My lower tummy is always the last to slim down (well that and my thighs). I also give credit to heavy lifting, lots of time, eating cleanly at a small deficit and running to credit to my stomach progress. I have pictures on my profile of my tummy.

LuluGirl140

Mine is almost gone. Exercise, water, and diet. Eat healthy and it'll be gone in no time!!! I've had 2 c-sections and one other stomach surgery. It's possible!!

ditalini

I had a flat tummy after my 2nd C-section. It took until I was practically at goal and lots of workouts to get there. I don't think I'll be flat again now, though. It's been 8 years since my last C which turned out to be pretty complicated. I've got that deflated balloon look in my skin, and I have serious adhesions that would require more surgery to fix. Should I need that hysterectomy after all, I'm going to get a plastic surgeon to clean it up!

dixiewhiskey

I have two kids, first was vaginal birth, 2nd c-section and I managed to get rid of most of my pooch doing 30DS. I never thought I would get rid of it cause I already had a bit of a pooch before having kids but I managed to reduce my pooch and BF% in about two months.

Water, efficient workouts and healthy eating is the way to go.

Yooperm35

I've had 2 c-sections and it is disappearing again. Came back when I got lazy. Just started doing the 30DS and Jillian said reverse crunches are a great exercise for the pooch

BeautifulBrownBbyDoll

I've had 1 c-section and I still have that small little ridge above my scar. It's getting smaller, but very slowly.
I just bought my first bikini in 7 years and 3 kids last weekend. (pic in my profile)

I, personally, have heavy lifting, eating at a small deficit and time to thank.

Looking at your profile pic! WOW!! I wish my lower abdominals looked good as yours! I got a big grocery sack!

You know that saying, "Your butt is in the front?" Well I'm carrying my butt in the front and I have no butt lol...So y'all are saying that everynight before bed, I should massage it to break it up?