Planning mini-tummy tuck and lipo - can I play tennis again after 3 weeks? (Photo)

Thank you for the question and picture.I advise my patients to wait the full six weeks after any major cosmetic procedure.  The reason for that is that your incisions and muscle plicacation reach 80% healing strength by then.  At three weeks you probably are at 30% healing strength.  This is due to the logarithmic healing curve.  Between the second and sixth weeks the healing strength goes from 10% to 80% and for the next year it goes from 80% to close to 100%.It is a little confusing when I cannot draw a graph. I hope this answer helped.Best RegardsNagi T Ayoub MD, FACS 

Thank you for your question.  I would recommend waiting until the six week mark before starting tennis.