How soon can I go back to work after a tummy tuck? I'm a RN working on a medical admissions unit

I find that most people can get back to work at 2-3 weeks. However, it needs to be doing something non-physical. Tightening of the tummy muscles as part of the abdominoplasty is only as strong as the sutures used to do it so, until the scarring is strong enough to support the sutures (around 6-8 weeks),  you need to take it a little easy.As long as you can do fairly non-physical tasks such as taking notes, observations, blood pressure etc.. then I would say 2-3 weeks. Don't expect to be lifting patients or heavy sets of notes etc... for 6-8 weeks though.Good luck

Thank you for the question.  This really depends on the surgeon.  We have different opinions on the matter but usually, patients are not allowed to do strenuous activities and lifting until about 4-6 weeks from surgery.  This also depends on the level of the surgery (e.g. amount of fat taken out) and also one the patients healing rate since each person do heal at different rates.  Best to consult with your board-certified plastic surgeon and follow his/her post op protocol.  Best of luck. Dr. Michael Omidi.
An in-person exam with a board-certified plastic
surgeon is the best way to assess your needs and provide true medical advice.