Planning mini-tummy tuck and lipo - can I play tennis again after 3 weeks? (Photo)

Hello, your own plastic surgeon is always your best source of info regarding return to regular activities, since they can actually assess your healing progress.  They will likely assess you at the 3-4 week point before making a definite recommendation either way.

Hello,In my practice, 3 weeks is usually a suitable mark to allow cardio and lower body workouts provided that all is going well, however Tennis may be too much exertion/intensity at 3 weeks. I would advise you to be prepared for the possibility that you will not quite be ready for tennis at 3 weeks and wait closer to 6.All the best

Thank you for the question and picture.I advise my patients to wait the full six weeks after any major cosmetic procedure.  The reason for that is that your incisions and muscle plicacation reach 80% healing strength by then.  At three weeks you probably are at 30% healing strength.  This is due to the logarithmic healing curve.  Between the second and sixth weeks the healing strength goes from 10% to 80% and for the next year it goes from 80% to close to 100%.It is a little confusing when I cannot draw a graph. I hope this answer helped.Best RegardsNagi T Ayoub MD, FACS