Is abdominal muscle repair surgery same thing as a tummy tuck? can a general surgeon do a tummy tuck?

No and yes: Tummy tuck is excess skin and fat removal. This can be done by a general surgeon especially if he is involved in treating barbaric patients

MR with TT by GS??: Interesting question! A Full Tummy Tuck (TT) usually has correction of the diastasis recti separation (MR). But it is NOT aways done. This is a question each patient needs to ask/discuss with their PLASTIC SURGEON before doing the operation. It is called In formed Consent. The next issue of a General Surgeon preforming a TT is not whether the GS is able but one of liability. If something went -