Yoga, Ab Workout and Stretching After Tummy Tuck?

I tell my patients they can ease back into their usual exercise starting at 6 weeks after surgery, but to listen to their body and ease into the activity gradually (not jumping into your old workout full force as soon as you hit 6 weeks). If something feels tight I'd say take it easy and take more time to get back to your pre-surgery routine. Everyone heals at a different rate, and your body's feedback is your best guide.  I expect the tight feeling will get better with time. Your skin will also relax to a certain degree with time, whether you do yoga or not. However, if you feel the skin pulling at the incision when you do yoga, again take it easy so as not to stretch or widen your scar as it continues to heal.

Thanks for the question. After 4-6 weeks your surgery area is totally healed and yes you can doing yoga and also do other activities. I wish you all the best.

Doing yoga will not stretch out your abdomen but rather help maintain and improve your abdominal muscle tone. Normal activity may be resumed at 3-6 weeks post operation to tolerance and that would include elliptical and light cardio. At 6 weeks core exercises especially crunches (starting slowly and building each week to tolerance) is particularly helpful to show your results following a tummy tuck. You should start off easy and not jump right back into your old routine before the procedure. Let your body be your guide after 8 weeks and slowly increase your stretches to tolerance.  Swelling may indicate too much activity. Let your body tell you what it can do. Specific time periods for resumption of daily activities, work, and exercise with be further discussed by your surgeon post op.