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Tummy Tuck Patient Information - Resuming Normal ActivitiesWORK: Follow the plan you and Dr. Zevon have agreed upon. For planning purposes, you can assume that you can return to a desk job in 5 to 7 days, other jobs 10 to 14 days. EXERCISE: Avoid contact sports and other vigorous activity, including strenuous sexual activity, for 6 weeks after abdominoplasty surgery. Dr. Zevon will give you permission to increase your activities according to the progress of your recovery and your overall fitness level. During this time, walking is fine. Dr. Zevon will give you permission to increase your activities according to the progress of your recovery and your overall fitness level. EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT: Scars take at least one year to fade to their greatest extent. During this time, it is advisable to protect them from the sun. Even through a bathing suit, sunlight can reach the skin and cause damage. Use a high SPF sunscreen. We carry sunscreens suitable for post-surgery patients.
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