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Is It Safe to Use a Slendertone Belt After Tummy Tuck?

asked 2 years ago by donna1981 in UK
Latest answer by Farbod Esmailian, MD
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Tags: abdomen

I had a tummy tuck 8 weeks ago...is it safe to do sit ups and use a toning belt (like Slendertone) now?

3 answers to Is It Safe to Use a Slendertone Belt After Tummy Tuck?

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Tummy Tuck Recovery

It does really depend on your surgeon so I would discuss this with him or her.  I usually allow my patients to return to full activity, no matter what it is that they want to do at about 6 weeks time. Good luck.
Farbod Esmailian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Sit Ups and SlenderTone belt use after Tummy Tuck

The main purpose of a Tummy Tuck is the placement of the tummy muscles back together and the taking out of slack in the abdominal muscular wall caused by pregnancy. This is done by stitching the muscles together in the midline in Medicalese PLICATION). While the scar tissue deposited after the surgery glues the surgical repair together, extreme tension and pulling on the muscles could disrupt the repair (if it is more powerful than the stitches and scar tissue). Every Plastic surgeon has... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Activity after abdominoplasty

It's really up to your plastic surgeon to clear you for activity, but most of use will allow sit ups after six weeks. I'm not familiar with the Slendertone belt, but I suspect that your surgeon will also allow this at this stage. Speak with your surgeon prior to doing anything at this point. Best wishes, /nsn.
Nina S. Naidu, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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