The surgery giving men cartoonish six-packs doesn’t technically provide fake abs, but it can lead to jarring visuals.

When it isn't seen, it is known as linea alba, or 'white line'. As for its appearance when you're not pregnant, doctors have theorised that its to do with hormones once again, according to Healthline.

Methods: Were evaluated 88 samples of aponeurosis from abdominal linea alba of 44 obese patients (obesity group) and 44 non-obese cadavers (control group). The samples were collected in 2013 and 2104, ...

Diastasis recti happens when the top layer of abdominal muscles stretches apart to make room for a growing baby. These are the rectus abdominal muscles that run vertically along the front of your ...

As the uterus expands, it stretches the connective tissue called linea alba that joins the abdominal muscles. This natural separation allows space for the baby to grow, but it can persist after ...

Support to the Linea Alba As mentioned above, in the front, the transversus abdominis muscle attaches to the linea alba. The linea alba tends to lose its strength during pregnancy. Strengthening the ...

Your surgeon will stitch any gap in your abdominal muscles after pushing the organs back into the abdomen. Sometimes, if your abdominal muscles are weak, they may place a mesh to strengthen the area.

Benefits Of Diastasis Recti Exercises Abdominal separation can affect your body in ways far deeper than aesthetics. Without the support of a strong core, you’re more vulnerable to back pain ...

Abstract: This work describes an analytical model and its use for bioelectrical impedance measurements of the abdominal wall towards indirect intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) assessment performed on ...

BackgroundAttenuated cardiac vagal activity is associated with ventricular arrhythmogenesis and related mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Our recent study has shown that expression of ...