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Multiple Cosmetic Procedures Safety and the Recovery Time?

I'm a healthy 25-year-old woman, and I've lost 80 pounds, now at my ideal weight. The procedures I'd like done are: Breast Augmentation, Inner Thigh Lift (loose skin isn't severe), and Liposuction to the 'bra fat' area and the 'muffin top' area (ie. lowerback and flanks). I don't have much fat, just small uneven pockets here and there. Can these 3 procedures be safely combined? I can't take more than 7-9 days off work (5-6 hours desk job on week days). Will I be recovered enough to go to work in a week? Thank you.

Asked 28 months ago by rainyrainy in KL
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Congrats on your achievment!

What a great story -- losing all of that weight! Kudos to you and your achievment. A far as the multiple procedures go, the ones you describe can all be done safely in one operation. The inner thigh lift may however set you back a bit more than a week. Depending upon what exactly your surgeon needs to do, that operation can take longer than a week to recover. Be sure that your operation is being performed in a certified office surgical suite, surgery center, or hospital, and that your... more
Robert Steely, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon
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I am not so sure that you would be able to return to work in 1 week without knowing more about the extenti of the procedures. see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Multiple procedures

Yes, you may be able to get these procedures done at the same time, but without an evaluation it is difficult to say.  It also depends upon the extent of work, the time in the OR, and your overall  medical condition.
Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Multiple Procedures

It sounds as if you had done a great job of losing weight. Multiple procedures can be performed at the same time however the choice of those procedures is an individual one. You'll want to speak to you your plastic surgeon about his or her comfort level performing the operations that you are asking about simultaneously. When multiple operations are done at the same time, the length of the procedure increases and your exposure to anesthesia also increases. There are some operations that are... more
Adam David Lowenstein, MD
Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon
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