Table 3.

Status of the front abdominal wall before the operation (for 200 included women)

skin	No striae gravidarum	Striae gravidarum around naval not changing the belly shape	As before with pursing	Striae gravidarum and pursing with the change of the shape	Striae gravidarum and skin flaps
	37 (18.5%)	32 (16.0%)	76 (38.0%)	42 (21.0%)	13 (6.5%)
Linea alba	Less than 3 cm	3.0–4.9 cm	5.0–6.9 cm	7.0–9.0 cm	More than 9 cm
	17 (8.5%)	27 (13.5%)	131 (75.5%)	22 (11.0%)	3 (1.5%)
Umbilical hernia	No hernia	Less than 1 cm with preperitoneal fat tissue	1–2 cm	up to 3 cm with hernia sac	Over 3 cm
	9 (4.5%)	158 (79.0%)	23 (11.5%)	7 (3.5%)	3 (1.5%)