Sex After a Tummy Tuck How Long Should I Wait?

Thank you fr your question. It is important to realize that the amount of time it takes for recovery varies greatly among individuals. Depending on the extent of your abdominoplasty and your general physical condition. Any sexual activity should be avoided for a minimum of two weeks. Dhaval M. Patel Double board certified Plastic surgeon Hoffman Estates BarringtonOakbrookChicago

The question about returning to sexual activity after surgery is very common.
Now basically you can’t do anything that causes you to strain or activate your core muscles for the first 6 weeks.
Also, because of the size of the wounds and the healing required you don’t want to be doing anything that gets your heart rate or blood pressure up too much.
And of course the level of physical activity one undertakes during sex varies for each individual and often each time you’re having sex.
So with all this in mind some generalisations can be made.
Realistically you’re probably not going to be even thinking about for the first week at least.
However officially, you should avoid any sexual activity for the first two weeks. Anything that gets your heart rate and blood pressure up is not ideal and any potential pressure etc on your abdominal wall and pubic area will potentially compromise your wound healing.
When you do return to having sex, as previously stated, don’t undergo any sexual activity for the first 6 weeks that involves you being too active or activating your core muscles. So basically, up until the 6 weeks post op period, you are taking on a very passive role during sex!
After 6 weeks, you can do what you like without any fear that you’re going to compromise your results. Obviously you will still be a little sore here and there but just let your body guide you.  Ultimately common sense will tell you what’s right and wrong at this stage.

Any type of strenuous activity including sexual intercourse
should be avoided for at least one month following abdominoplasty.Strenuous activity can elevate blood pressure
and pulse rates and lead to hemo-dynamic changes.These changes can result in post-operative
complications such as bleeding and seroma formation.In addition, physical exertion can cause
stretching and pulling of the soft tissue which can traumatize fresh surgical
wounds that are still healing.Under
these circumstances, the incidence of wound healing complications would be
expected to increase.

This largely depends on how extensive your procedure was. Always best to check with your plastic surgeon for the best advice. I generally allow most of my tt patients to have sex after six weeks with the woman in the top position so she is in control to make it less likely for an injury to occur.

I would wait 3-4 weeks after a tummy tuck, assuming your wounds have all healed well. Ensure intercourse is gentle, but by 6-weeks, normal intercourse should be possible.