Downtime for Abdominal liposuction vs Tummy Tuck?

Liposuction, when performed agressively, requires a similary recovery to a tummy tuck.  People who are very active and healthy tend to heal faster, within a week or two; whereas people who are more sedentary and have a higher percentage of body fat or other health problems, tend to heal slower.  The... more

In general, most of our liposuction patients could go back to work after 4 or 5 days. The incisions are minimal and the pain is modest. A tummy tuck takes longer to recuperate from and we recommend at least 2 weeks off from work (and more if it is a very physical job).  The pain is somewhat higher with... more

Liposuction typically has a fairly quick recovery time. Abdominoplasty however involves doing a lot more: Typically the muscles are brought together, so you have to be careful about lifting for several weeks, and there is skin and fat removed so there is an incision that needs time to heal. As in the previous... more

Hi!  Many of our patients have liposuction on Thursday and go back to work (a little sore) on Monday.  For a tummy tuck, you need to take 2 weeks off. Of course you should have the procedure that will give you the best result, even if it has a longer (and harder) recovery.    

In general, recovery from liposuction is faster than from abdominoplasty. For abdominoplasty, you should plan on 10 to 14 days until you are ready to go to work. For liposuction, you should plan on 3 to 4 days until you are back to being active. However, the indication for the surgery is the most important... more

Alexs, Downtime from plastic surgery is somewhat dependent on pain tolerance.  In general, liposuction recovery is much faster than tummy tuck recovery.  Some patients return to work on Monday after an abdominal liposuction on Friday.  Also, tummy tuck surgery involves stitching the... more

Abdominal liposuction can be a realtively shor t recovery with just a few days of downtime. of course downtime is up to interpretation and varies among couch potatoes versus tri-athletes. I interpret this as meaning return to a deskjob and not strenous physical labor. Tummy tucks typically take at least 2... more