Is It Common to Still Have Pain 2 Years After a Tummy Tuck

If you can think it up it probably has been done at least once. I have seen scars running along a patients sides to pull the skin but they look like seams and are very visible in a bathing suit. The tradiional tummy tuck scar is not visible beneath a traditional bikini. Instead of having two...

When the muscle is tightened during a tummy tuck, we ask our patients to be careful for 6 weeks. For 6 weeks we ask that they do not lift anything heavier than 5 pounds, hold they belly when coughing or sneezing.  During these 6 weeks they must wear an abdominal binder at all times...

Once your surgical wounds are fully closed (that doesn't mean fully healed and matured which takes about a year), you can apply any lotions or sprays. Because each surgeon has different personal preferences, you should check with your Plastic Surgeon first.  However, in general once...

Six weeks should generally be safe but having said that, common sense is king! As you have suggested, I would avoid the particulary "violent" rides in favor of the normal roller coasters. I think I personally would not feel comfortable until 3 months.

Thank you for your question! For my patients having a tummy tuck procedure, I recommend they take 10 days off of work, 3 weeks off of cardio at the gym, and 6 weeks off of weight training and yoga exercises. Specifically, no lifting over 10 lbs for the first 6 weeks post surgery. Best of luck!

Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL,...