Hello I am 8 months post op from full tummy tuck and lipo suction with muscle repair. Recently I decided to take a pole dancing class with a friend and stupidly tried this upside down pole move where you flip upside down on it like a hanging lower leg raise essentially. The day of I wasn't sore or anything but today I'm sore and have this sharp nagging pain around my belly button. Is there anyway to tell if I damaged anything? I've attached recent before and after images.
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Thanks for your
inquiry. The muscle repair won’t
necessarily make the muscle stronger, it may help with the core strength
somewhat, but it won’t effect the strength of the muscle itself. I will say that most often than not the
muscle is repaired during a tummy tuck surgery.
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