Question:
I am so excited for my upcoming tummy tuck. I work out daily but after four kids I have never been able to get my tummy back to how it used to be. How soon after surgery will I be able to get back into my workout routine?
Answer:
After an abdominoplasty, it is necessary to take about two weeks where there is no heavy lifting and no strenuous exercise. Any strenuous effort performed in the first two weeks would result in significant swelling and even collections of fluid under the skin that are known as seromas. After two weeks, most people are able to resume all of their normal activities including working and driving but things like going to the gym, working out or doing core exercises like pilates or Yoga, you would have to wait at least four weeks before resuming those.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.