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Has Lifting Daughter Undone Muscle Repair?

asked 1 year ago by anon6587
Latest answer by Gordon Lewis, MD
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Tags: female, lifting, ruin, timing

I had a Full Tummy Tuck and muscle repair 2.5 weeks ago. Today i was caught in a tricky situation and had no choice but to lift my 15.6lb daughter. I didnt feel anything at the time i did it and i dont feel any different now either. But im worried i may have undone my muscle repair. Is this possible? What would undoing a stitch feel like? And when would it be totally ok to lift my babies without any danger again?

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Has lifting your daughter hurt your tummy tuck?

I think you are fine! At 2.5 weeks postop, your muscle plication is starting to heal well; it is not strong, but starting to gain some strength.  If you had hurt so meting you should have felt  a pop, stretching or immediate pain. The weight limitations that your surgeon gave you are safe limits.  His goal is for no one to have a delayed failure of the repair.  It is not likely that this one incident will cause the sutures to pull. Also, there is a variety of... more
Gordon Lewis, MD

Richmond Plastic Surgeon

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