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How Long After a Tummy Tuck with Muscle Repair Can I Wakeboard?

asked 1 year ago by 6874anon in Shreveport, LA
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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How long after a tummy tuck where my muscles were sewn back together can I wakeboard?

2 answers to How Long After a Tummy Tuck with Muscle Repair Can I Wakeboard?

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Extreme activity and exercise after tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)

IF you were my patient, I would likely restrict you from this kind of extreme exertion for approximately a minimum of 3 months after surgery. However, each surgeon will vary in their advice and it may be subject to modifications based on your healing.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Wakeboarding and Tummy Tuck

"How long after a tummy tuck where my muscles were sewn back together can I wakeboard?" - I THINK what you MAY be asking is how long after a Full Tummy (which includes muscle repair) can you SAFELY engage in Wakeboarding. In Wakeboarding you are towed behind a boat at speeds of 18–24 miles per hour. What do you think would be the consequences of a direct "belly flop" on the water at that speed?  The crucial, belly flatness defining step in a Tummy... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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