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Is a TT Easier or Harder to Heal from Than a C-Section and Hysterectomy?

asked 4 months ago by jorenecker in Darby, MT
Latest answer by J. Jason Wendel, MD
Question viewed 195 times
Tags: c-section, healing, hysterectomy

jorenecker here again Ihealed from my hystorectmy and c-cection will the tt be the same or harder to heal from

8 answers to Is a TT Easier or Harder to Heal from Than a C-Section and Hysterectomy?

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Which is easier TT or C-section? Tummy tuck

Thank you for this common question asked frequently by my patients seeking tummy tuck. In general, a tummy tuck is easier to recover from and less pain because the muscles are not cut and the abdomen is not entered. During a C-section, the muscles are divided and repaired. For a tummy tuck the muscles are brought together and tightened but they are not cut. I hope this helps.
J. Jason Wendel, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Healing from tummy tuck

Hi, thanks for your question. A lot of my patients ask me the same question prior to tummy tuck. Many of my patients tell me that tummy tuck recovery was easier than c-setion or hysterectomy. Both the c-section and hysterectomy involve going into your abdominal cavity, where your intestines are. They are more invasive and physiologically stressful to your body. Tummy tuck is less invasive in a way that the surgery involves working within skin/fat/muscle layer.... more
Sugene Kim, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Healing from a Tummy Tuck

I think you will find the TT easier, especially if your doctor uses pain pumps. These deliver a numbing medication to the internal tissues and so take away a significant amount of the pain.
Ronald V. DeMars, MD

Portland Plastic Surgeon

www.drdemarsmd.com

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Tummy tuck easier healing than C-section or hysterectomy

Because C-section and hysterectomy surgery involves opening the abdominal cavity, it is a more significant recovery. A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is external and while it is not a trivial procedure recovery is typically easier. I would recommend using either a pain pump such as On-Q which infuses numbing medication into the surgical site for a few days or Exparel, a new long-lasting numbing agent that also works for about 3 days.
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy tuck healing

My patients have repeatedly reported that the tummy tuck was easier to recuperate from than a C-section or hysterectomy. Remember that a patient goes into the C-section pregnant, which puts a strain on the body and then they come out of the operation needing to care for a newborn, which isn't easy! In the hysterectomy, I find that patients psychologically feel that they have lost something without compensation. However, the tummy tuck produces a result which is positive and improves the... more
Robert L. Kraft, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Is a Tummy Tuck easier to heal from than a Hysterectomy

Anytime the abdominal cavity is entered and blood touches and thereby irritates the abdominal wall the resulting pain is worse than operations which do not enter the abdominal cavity. A hysterectomy involves separation of the uterus from the bladder and rectum and surgically separating it from its blood supply, ligamentous attachments and pelvic structures. This cannot be done without irritating the inner abdominal lining. A Tummy Tuck involves primarily a tightening of the loose... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck Healing?

Thank you for the question. I have been informed by many patients that the recovery from tummy tuck surgery is less painful than the recovery from C-section surgery. This is probably because there is no intraperitoneal surgery involved with the tummy talk procedure ( the surgery involves the abdominal wall muscle and the layers superficial to it). Personally, I think the use of the postoperative pain control pump has been helpful in this regard. Best wishes. more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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Tummy Tuck Healing Compared to C-Section or Hysterectomy?

While one should never minimize the healing process from a TT, it is easier than a C-section or Hysterectomy. The reason being, that in those procedures the surgeon cuts through your abdominal muscle wall, and then puts sutures through the muscle to close the incision. In a TT there is usually some tightening of the muscle wall by suturing the muscle fascia. It is the fascial suture which causes most of the pain in a TT. The use of a pain pump during the early post-operative period in a... more
Braden Stridde, MD

Federal Way Plastic Surgeon

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