How long after surgery would it be until id be able to go back to ab exersizes?

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ab excersizes like pole dancing flipping upside down on the pole, modern dance using alot of core....and will it be like im starting all over again to get the core strength im at now (which has taken me about a year of intense training to get to...im 45 years old with six children.....

Jonathan Fisher, MD · Answer

For this sort of things is best to contact the doctor who performed the surgery, In my experience from 6 to 8 weeks is a good time to start exersising the abs, that being said, its best to contact your doctor before starting a new exersise regimen after surgery.

Mahlon Kerr, MD, FACS · Answer

I ask patients to stay out of the gym for 6 weeks and avoid dedicated ab exercises for 8 weeks.  Hope that helps

Ronald Schuster, MD · Answer

General exercise can usually be resumed at 6 weeks after tummy tuck surgery. For intense exercises like the ones you mention, you should plan to wait about 3 months. It will take you a few months to build yourself back up. But if you are in such good before surgery the down time won't take that much out of you. Good luck.

William T. Stoeckel, MD · Answer

I tell my patients that they are safe to return to abdominal and core exercise 6 weeks after their abdominoplasty surgery. At that time, it will not feel perfectly normal yet, but you should be safe to proceed. It probably won't be like starting over completely, but it might take 3-6 months to get you back to your current strength condition.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

It is usually best to wait at least 6 weeks before performing core exercises of that intensity.  Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

How long after surgery would it be until id be able to go back to ab exersizes?

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