This female patient underwent lateral tension abdominoplasty with muscle plication. Plication helps tighten abdominal muscles and make a waistline narrower. Not all patients who undergo abdominoplasty need muscle plication but it is recommended to those patients who were diagnosed with diastasis recti (also known as muscle separation). It usually happens as a result of several pregnancies or physical injury. Consultation is needed to determine whether you are a candidate for the procedure. Dr. Kevin Tehrani, MD, FACS, is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He earned his medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and became Chief Resident in General Surgery during his residency at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Tehrani holds the academic position of Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and proudly served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves Medical Corps. Dr. Tehrani has been named one of the Top 10 Doctors in New York, an ExpertInjector™, a Realself TopDoc, and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons,and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.