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Thank you for your question! For my patient having a tummy tuck procedure, I recommend that they take three weeks off of cardio at the gym and six weeks off of weight training, yoga exercises, and core exercises. I recommend discussing specific post op instructions with your plastic surgeon. Best of luck!
Thanks for your inquiry, each surgeon is different and each patient is healing at a different pace, but in general around 8 weeks--a plank really engages the core and if you had a muscle repair you want it to heal. Please review activity restrictions with your surgeon and best of luck.
Hi thank you for your question. Your question should really only be answered by your surgeon as they know what exactly was done and how well you are recovering.In my practice, most patients are able to return to vigorous activity and exercise after approximately 6-8 weeks. If you have had no problems since your surgery it is possible you can exercise and tone now but check with your surgeon first.Best wishes.
Hi Scarlett Gannon; I concur with the other surgeons; I have never had a reason to consider a reverse abdominoplasty. I think it is an ill conceived procedure. Perhaps to move a small amount of tissue upwards, which would be rare. First, the most skin in the abdomen is in the lower half and is o...
When a tummy tuck is performed, a large area of tissue is undermined including around the belly button, above and below. Though you have a small healing wound along the incision line, you may have a larger fluid collection higher on your tummy that has become infected. In some cases,...
Your drainage is completely normal. Some people simply produce more fluid than others. It's great if we can take drains out at one week, but some people require 1-3 more weeks of drains. As far as the color change is concerned, it can be explained by the liquification of any clot you have under...
