After having a Tummy Tuck, when will the muscle tone in the abdomen return to normal?

Thank you for the question.

The muscle tone per se is not affected by tummy tuck surgery. During this procedure the abdominal wall rectus  muscles are usually sutured together in the midline ( reconstructing anatomy that has changed with pregnancy and/or weight loss).

After a period of approximately 6 to 8 weeks patients are able to start gentle abdominal wall  muscle exercises as tolerated. As time goes on patients are able to resume complete "core' exercises/ strengthening.

I hope this helps.

 

I usually have patients wait about 6-8 weeks to start sit-ups to improve muscle tone after a tummy tuck.