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A member asked:
My abdomen is not symmetrical my surgeon says its a muscle not a hernia. what may this be, the left side is protruding about 1 cm forward?
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Sounds normal: Nobody's body is perfectly symmetrical. A surgeon is not likely to miss a hernia versus muscle prominence. And a 1 cm difference sounds trivial. Probably this is entirely normal and nothing to worry about.
Answered 6/8/2018
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