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Its not really a question of whether having sex after tummy tuck is dangerous but rather can having sex after tummy tuck alter your results? When I advise my patients on their post operative recovery, I tell them no heavy lifting or strenuous activity for 6 weeks and this includes sex! When one has a tummy tuck, the abdominal muscles are sewn together and any strain to this area has the possibility of loosening or even ruining the repair. The best thing to do is have a discussion with your plastic surgeon and see what his/her thoughts are. Hope this helps!Ankur Mehta MD
My patients receive a specific set of activity restrictions for each type of surgery. I would tell a tummy tuck to wait one month for missionary sexual activity due to the possibility of stress on your muscle repair and your incision line.
Thank you very much for your question.It's not "dangerous", however you are putting the muscle repair at risk given the activation of core muscles with sexual activity. I would discuss your activity restrictions with your doctor and make sure they are ok with your level of activity at this point. Best of luck!
It's my pleasure to answer your question.I recommend you to follow up your surgeon's instructions and if you have any doubts of what you can or can't do put in contact with him.Sincerely,Dr. Aramis Vega
HI cfunyny, I think that you would do fine with a full tummy tuck and get a very nice result You also get a great benefit with the tightening of the rectus muscles. Congrats on your weight loss too. Best,Dr. Christine Rodgers
Umbilical hernias are quite common and occur in the setting of a previous surgery, pregnancy, or diastasis recti. We treat umbilical hernias with or without correction of diastasis recti using a combination approach that corrects redundant skin in the lower abdomen and around the belly button....
If you have blood enough to soak through your dressing you need to report this to your surgeon.If liposuction was an adjunct often times it's the tumescent fluid that's draining not blood.
Thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear of your belly button issues. Without photographs it is difficult offering definite advice but local wound care often entails ointment covered by a clean gauze, or lightly moistened gauzed placed within the wound which gets replaced 1-2x's per d...
You should find out if you had a urinary catheter placed during surgery. Sometimes that can lead to some difficulties urinating, but these usually resolve on their own. If you have any real difficulty, you should definitely follow up with your plastic surgeon as soon as possible. Good luck!
Thank you for your question. In order to best answer your question, I would recommend seeing your plastic surgeon. An in-person assessment is always best. Regards,
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