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Physical therapy after Tummy tuck?

Pain in abdomen five months after tummy tuck : doctors on this website suggest physical therapy - what is meant by this more specifically please ?

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Physical therapy after Tummy tuck?

October 19th, 2016
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Thank you for your question. I will agree with the previous Dr.

 (1) Traditional Physical Therapy which includes muscle electro-stimulation, needling, massage, etc.  (2)  Muscle Activation Technique (MAT), which I am really fond of because many patients… SHOW MORE suffer from inadequate muscle fiber recruitment after surgery due to the dormant state of these muscles when the were separated by pregnancy and thus firing aberrantly.

Bulent Cihantimur, MD


Turkey Plastic Surgeon
4.9 out of 5 stars 90 reviews

Physical Therapy After Tummy Tuck

November 19th, 2015
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Often the pain after tummy tucks, especially several months out, is from the rectus (Six-Pack) muscle repair/approximation.  The two type of physical therapy I refer my patients to include:  (1) Traditional Physical Therapy which includes muscle electro-stimulation, needling, massage, etc.  (2)  Muscle Activation Technique (MAT), which I am really fond of because many patients suffer from inadequate muscle fiber recruitment after surgery due to the dormant state of these muscles when the were separated by pregnancy and thus firing aberrantly.  
John Millard, MD

John Millard, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon
4.3 out of 5 stars 16 reviews

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