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This recommendation will vary among practitioners but in general lifting restrictions for 10-20 pounds are usually advised for a minimum of 2-3 weeks.
I usually tell patients to avoid heavy lifting for about six weeks. Liftng a baby out of a crib can be harmful if done too soon.
That isn't bad advice.It depends on how fast you want to have it done.I usually have my patients not do heavy lifting for 4 weeks or so.
Abdominoplasty is like any other major abdominal surgery. I tell my patients not to lift more than 10 lbs for 6 weeks. We don't realize how much we use our abdominal muscles on a day to day basis. Getting in and out of a chair or bed, stepping on the brakes while driving can strain your abdominal muscles and the repair to tighten them. The last thing you want is to rupture that repair and tightening. Lifting also stresses those same muscles.
This would be relatively low for the complexity of the procedure. One other option is to contact the plastic surgery department at the local universtiy and inquire as to options for resident supervised trainng,
The problem with a high riding binder is that it sometimes acts like a tourniquet and can increase the swelling above the abdominal scar.
There is no reason you can't have a tummy tuck after the removal of your omen tum.When doing a Tummy y tuck you never go into the abdomen so all should be fine.
