I’m 8 Days After Surgery — Can I Do Kung-Fu?

Hi there,

This will be my 8th day of post-op HT and I have read several blogs regarding what kind of physical activity is ‘allowed’ and which ones are not recommended.

Any movement involving the trapazieus muscle was not recommended, anything with weights heavier than 25lbs was not recommended either. Can I assume that doing something along the lines of push-ups, dips, and squats with no weights other than your own body weight and perhaps yoga is fine?

How about something like Kung-Fu with no contact to either the graft or donor area?

Thank-you v. much

For recovery from a follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure, everything can be done. For recovery from a strip harvesting procedure, always test your trapezius muscle for contraction. The more the tightness created at the neck, the more of a problem that could be created from such activities as sit-ups and push ups. Squats are probably alright.