Yoga after tummy tuck

Yoga and tummy tucks

I usualy allow patients to go back to full acitivty within about 6 weeks provided that they healed wihout problems. Check with your doctor first. (Steven Wallach, MD, Manhattan Plastic Surgeon)

That portion of the abdominoplasty that takes the longest to heal is the muscle repair.

I ask my patients to wait 8 weeks before beginning any kind of workout – I really don’t think the muscle repair has the needed tensile strength much before that.

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Even at 8 weeks, however, you will have some fatigue and tightness, and you should expect to work gradually back into your routines. (Eric Pugash, MD, Vancouver Plastic Surgeon)

It is unlikely that ultimately you would have any limitation of poses you could do after a tummy tuck but it may take time. 6 weeks probably is the earliest you should give it a try.

Ultimately let pain be your guide and slowly work your way up. I generally advise my patients to avoid group strenuous excercises until you are fairly sure you are ready to go. The “peer pressue” of the group may force you into things you may not be ready to do. (Terrence Murphy, MD, Englewood Plastic Surgeon)

Yoga Restrictions After Tummy Tuck?

Yoga after tummy tuck surgery

If my patient there are no restrictions but check with the operative surgeon you chose. (Darryl J. Blinski, MD, Miami Plastic Surgeon)

Since most healing is complete by 6 weeks, you should be able to return to yoga after that time (if OK with your surgeon). Most of my patients start off slow and get back into their normal routine within 1-2 months. (Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS, Chicago Plastic Surgeon)

I would tend to agree that 4-6 weeks is too early to return to yoga after a tummy tuck. Yoga is very comprehensive (which is good) and works your core muscles extensively. That being said, those are the muscles that also need to heal together following the imbrication that is performed with a tummy tuck. That being said, I would also say that 6-8 weeks is a little more realistic. (Gregory A. Buford, MD, FACS, Denver Plastic Surgeon)