How soon can you drive after a full tummy tuck?

As a general rule it takes about two weeks before you can straighten up due to the significant abdominal tightness. Therefore, you shouldn’t even consider driving for the first two weeks.
After two weeks, common sense should be used. If you feel like you are safe to get behind a wheel based on how your body is feeling and how mobile you are, then by all means you can drive.

This is something to discuss with your surgeon who knows you best. For my patients I tell them they should be able to resume driving after about 7 to 10 days. Good luck.

The best advice will come from your PS as he/she will be aware of your progress in recovering from the TT.  I only tighten the abdominal wall to return it to an anatomic norm rather than tighten it as much as possible. This produces a functional result without producing prolonged discomfort.  You will likely be bent over for a few days following the TT because of the tightening of the deep layer muscle fascia and the removal of lower abdominal skin. Two weeks recovery is probably a reasonable period of time before returning to a sedentary job or normal day-to-day activities. You should not engage in strenuous activity for 6 weeks although walking or light cardio, and short distance driving can likely be resumed at two weeks.  Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA