How soon can you return to combat sports such as MMA and Muay Thai after tummy tuck surgery?

The general recommendation is six weeks, give or take depending not the exercise and you post-operative healing. Best advice is discuss your exercise goals and set a plan with your surgeon.

Thank you for your question.  In order to answer your question it partially depends on the type of tummy tuck needed, and the extent of muscle repair (if any) that needs to be performed.  If you were to only require skin  removal, you could resume your activities by 6-8 weeks.  If your stomach needed muscle tightening, it would likely take 3-4 months to resume paragliding and skydiving, while MMA and combat sports may require closer to 6 months, to get back to your preoperative levels.   See a board certified plastic surgeon for an in-person consultation. 

Congratulations on your process.When doing contact sports or high adrenaline activities, you need to think worse case scenario. What if something goes wrong and your injured body doesn't respond the way it should. Imagine that you have a broken bone.  Would you do anything if you had the risk to prolong your recovery?Skin is non different. usually back to normal in 6 weeks. Your type of activities 8 to 10 weeks.However, your body will tell you the best timing for every activity.Make sure to check with your plastic surgeon.Best wishes.