Can I Still Play Full-contact Sports After a Tummy Tuck?

Thanks for the question. After 4-6 month your operation area is totally healed and yes you can play contact sports and also do other sport activities. I wish you all the best. I wish you all the best.

After a full recuperation period (as stated by the surgeon you choose), you should be able to resume full activity including contact sports after tummy tuck.

For my patients, I would not recommend this for 8-10 weeks and adjust this time frame according to each individuals capacity to heal. Everyone's a little different.

Hi there-

Having had several professional athletes as patients over the years, I can tell you that once you have completed the healing period satisfactorily, you should be able to return to any activity you enjoyed before surgery, and be just as capable. Many of my patients actually say they feel MORE capable after their muscles have been returned to their anatomically correct position.

Congrats on your weight loss!  Tummy tuck involves the removal of excess, loose skin and the tightening of the separated muscles of the belly wall.  By far, the muscle tightening takes longer than the skin to heal in terms of returning to your regular exercise activity.  Even so, after healing, you should be able to return to your full contact athletics.  If you have not had full term pregnancies, the muscles may actually be in good position, and muscle tightening may not even be necessary.

One of the most crucial aspects of the the tummy tuck or abdominoplasty procedure is the plication (or tightening) or the anterior rectus fascia.  Some plastic surgeons refer to this as tightening of the muscles.  After a tummy tuck, I typically have patients refrain from any strenuous activities for 4-6 weeks.  After this time, patients can begin resume all of their normal activities.  There is no reason why a patient can't resume contact sports after they have fully recovered from a tummy tuck.  Obviously, you should go over this issue with your plastic surgeon prior to surgery.