Too Many Procedures in One Day?

Mommy makeover with breast reduction due to awful asymmetry, bbl,and lipo of arms, flanks,lower back, bra rolls/love handles all in one day. The question is will I be ok???? I know recovery will be hard and I will have a lot of help.i want to get it all out of the way and leave it all behind me. I hear sleeping on ur side raises your TT scar and causes slower healing??? I don't wanna compromise any successful healing. Help

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Multiple procedures

I do not like to combine too many procedures at once. It makes your recovery a lot harder and longer. It is better to stage them

Multiple procedures in one day

It's certainly doable but probably with added risks to perform all the above procedures at once. Are you planning to recover at home or stay in hospital after the surgery. I will probably recommend that you stage the procedures in two sessions. This will limit the operating time to 6 hours or less, decrease risks of blood loss, and safely recovering at home instead of hospital. Best Wishes,

Combination possible, if requirements met

Thank you for your question. As some of the colleagues have stated, it is possible to have combined surgery in safe conditions, but you have to make sure that your doctor knows the threshold of what can and can't be done. In my case, if the breast reduction is large, I don't combine it with TT, as the risks of bleeding and prolonged surgery are too many risks to add them all up. If it was just a lift or a small reduction, than you can go for it, on a case by case basis... more

Combining multiple procedures

There are many advantages to combining multiple procedures as you are describing. These include saving money, minimizing your exposures to multiple anesthetics, and decreasing the amount of times you have to take off work to recover. There are potential health risks; however, including increased cardiovascular stress, prolonged exposure to anesthesia, significant swelling and blood pressure changes and increased risks of blood clots. The decision to combine multiple... more

Tummy Tuck and Breast Reduction First then Lipo and Brazilian Buttlift

I will perform about as many surgical procedures at one time as anyone, and I would not perform all of those at once. I would recommend tummy tuck and Breast Reduction First, then Lipo and Brazilian Buttlift.

Too much surgery?

Long surgeries have more complications. The list of potential complications include infection, delayed healing, bleeding, and even blood clots in your veins that could be fatal. DIscuss how long your proposed surgery will be with your surgeon. Sometimes operative times can be reduced with the aid of multiple plastic surgeons. I try to limit general anesthesia surgery to 4 or at most 5 hours. Usually the breast surgery and tummy tuck can be completed during this time. My advice is to strongly... more

Extensive Body Contouring - One vs Two Stages?

Basically what you are asking is should a tummy tuck, breast reduction, liposuction of multiple body areas and injection of fat into the buttocks be done all in one operation. While that is certainly a tremendous amount of body surgery, there are numerous factors involved that determines the magnitude of any of these proposed procedures. How much liposuction in volume? Is it a full or mini-tummy tuck? What is your general health, age and body weight? All those issues aside, it is better from... more

Not ideal planning and too many procedures at once

Thank you for the question, you have listed too many procedures to be performed all at once and outpatient setting even if you are very healthy. More importantly, I believe abdominoplasty and fat grafting to the buttocks are procedures that need to be performed separately as a recovery is difficult, and the results of the surgery are suboptimal when combined. I would recommend undergoing abdominoplasty and breast reduction in one operation and separating the procedures performed on... more

Many Factors Contribute to Safety of Combined Procedures

The safety of combined procedures depends on many factors. Your overall health, BMI and physical conditioning. Any predisposing risk factors for a blood clot also his important. The operative time and overnight observation is also important. While at face value this sounds like a lot of surgery, it is hard to comment without a physical examination and a thorough history. It is also important to remember that this is an elective cosmetic procedure and you need to... more

Concern about length of mommy makeover surgical procedure time and safety issues

More specifics would be needed to determine more accurately if this planned multi-procedure is dangerous and imprudent. Included among these would be your medical history, weight, operative time, facility, etc. The longer the time of the procedure, the greater are the risks - with the development of a pulmonary embolus (from clots in the legs) being among the most dangerous. My philosophy is that patient safety should always trump cost or inconvenience issues any day. You may want to... more