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Can I ever play soccer after a tummy tuck?

Dreamer2013Jan 11, 2013
I am 4 wks PO now & in 7 wks soccer season starts & I'd like to play. My brother in law is a nurse & he says I should never play soccer again because I will rip all the muscle repair. He says he knows a lady who had breast augmentation & a year after her surgery, she turned to pick up her child & her implant popped out. (Really? hmm) Now my husband is all worried & doesn't want me to play even though my PS says I'm clear to do anything (gradually) after 6 weeks. What's your advice?

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Dr. Kenneth Hughes, MD
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Dr. Steven Turkeltaub, MD
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Dr. Jourdan Gottlieb, MD
Dr. Jourdan Gottlieb, MD
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Dr. David L. Cangello, MD, FACS
Dr. David L. Cangello, MD, FACS
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Dr. Gregory Sexton, MD
Dr. Gregory Sexton, MD
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Answered on Jan 14, 2013
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Dr. Susan Kaweski, MD
Dr. Susan Kaweski, MD
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Dr. Bruce K. Barach, MD (retired)
Dr. Bruce K. Barach, MD (retired)
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