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Best & Worst Case Scenario if I Dropped a Weight on my Stomach 3 Wks After Tummy Tuck?

asked 1 year ago by richlo9 in Broward, FL
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 214 times
Tags: abdomen, accident

3 weeks post op I found myself in the gym. I was working on tricep bench press, became a bit light headed and drop 170 pounds on my upper stomach. I experienced severe pain for the first 20 minutes, then it went away.

2 answers to Best & Worst Case Scenario if I Dropped a Weight on my Stomach 3 Wks After Tummy Tuck?

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Best & worst case scenario if I dropped a weight on my stomach 3 wks after Tummy Tuck

Regarding: "3 weeks post op I found myself in the gym. I was working on tricep bench press, became a bit light headed and drop 170 pounds on my upper stomach. I experienced severe pain for the first 20 minutes, then it went away." So... - you must have been sleep walking and suddenly woke up in a gym lifting 170 pound weights 3 weeks after a Tummy Tuck? Let's assume that your surgeon forgot to mention to you NOT to engage in any heavy lifting for at least 4 to 6 weeks OR more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Dropping heavy weight on abdomen 3 weeks after tummy tuck

I would definitely seek the advice of your surgeon. You could have sustained serious damage to your repair and/or internal organs. However, I am quite surprised that your surgeon would have permitted or condoned lifting this heavy of a weight only 3 weeks after surgery.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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