Tummy Tuck: Q&A
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I had a tummy tuck last year in August but my stomach is not as flat as I wanted it. My question is: if I go to the gym and work out, can I get a flatter tummy?
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LADYQUEEN77
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Exercise improves Tummy Tuck results and life itself
Exercise will most certainly improve your tummy tuck results. You should be able to acheive cardiovascular fitness through aerobic exercise and strengthen your core. You will have better control of weight, feel stronger, be more alert, develop a can do attitude, and of course have more fun.
There is no question that exercise will flatten and strengthen your stomach. Here is the trick though. The answer is not situps or crunches. The key is to strengthen your core through aerobic exercise...
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Exercise is always the best place to start
Abdominal fullness after an abdominplasty will most likely benefit from diet and exercise. Often there is intra-abdominal fat (around the intestines) that can't be removed with a tummy-tuck or by liposuction. The only way to improve the contour in such a case is with exercise and diet. Sometimes, localized fat, not removed with the abdominoplasty can be improved with some liposuction.
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Exercise can absolutely improve Tummy Tuck results
The best results from any aesthetic surgery come from a partnership between you and your surgeon. Once the sugery is completed, especially in the case of a tummy tuck, it's time for you to focus on yourself. Excercise combined with a healthy diet and lifestyle will improve the results of your surgery. You can work abs and emphasize cardio training to optimize your outcome.
Since you're 4 months or more from your procedure, you should be able to do anything you want to do, but check with...
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Exercise and Tummy Tuck Results
A Tummy Tuck results in a flat tummy when the underlying muscles are properly returned to the original position and the midline and tightened, the woman is not overweight, the skin is not overly damaged and of course, the proper operation is done well. You will NOT get a flat tummy if your muscles are either poorly or not repaired, you are significantly overweight and your had the wrong operation (IE a MINI Tummy Tuck when a Full Tummy tuck was called for) or the operation was not...
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Exercise to improve tummy Tuck results
Tummy tucks are a popular and very effective way to recontour the abdomen. In our practice, we routinely recommend that patients initiate a rigorous exercise program and continue with a healthy low-fat diet after their surgery to help complement their result. We have found that patients who perform a great deal of aerobic activity after the first six weeks will continue to lose weight and this will complement the internal framework that we created during the abdominoplasty. Depending on...
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By all means try working out, but it probably will not help.
To LADYQUEEN77,
Hi! I f you are not flat, you either have residual separation of the rectus muscles (diastasis) or, more likely, residual fat. You might need a simple touch up with liposuction.
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It depends on the cause of your fullness after Tummy Tuck
LadyQueen77,
It all depends on the cause of your abdominal fullness. If your belly is not flat because of excess fat external to your rectus muscles (abdominal muscles) then you would benefit from exercise and or supplemental liposuction. If your problem is due to intra-abdominal fullness then you would benefit from weight loss. If your problem is due to loose abodominal muscles, then you would benefit from exercise to help firm up the muscles. If they did not plicate (tighten) the...
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Working out will help improve tummy tuck results
Absolutely! Working out will help improve your tummy tuck results. However, it is important to undertake a proper exercise regimen. I strongly believe in core strengthening as recommended with a Pilates or Yoga technique. It is important to get professional supervision when beginning.
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Exercise will probably not improve the results of a tummy tuck.
If you are not as flat as you wish after a tummy tuck, you perhaps were expecting too much from the operation. Exercise generally won't improve a result unless there is fat inside the peritoneal cavity contributing to protuberance of the abdomen. Weight loss might then allow the abdomen to be flatter.
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Exercise and tummy tuck
Exercise is always good for you. Certainly if your abdomen is not as firm as you would like it, the gym can help tone you.
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