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How to Lay Down After Multiple Surgeries?

asked 2 years ago by alma in florida
Latest answer by Jaime Perez MD
Question viewed 2,875 times
Tags: breasts, buttocks, fat reduction

I'm having a Tummy Tuck, Brazilian Butt Lift, Liposuction, and Breast Implants all done in one surgery. How will I lay down?

17 answers to How to Lay Down After Multiple Surgeries?

+4

Beware of combination plastic surgery

The combination of procedures that you list is not recommended. After fat grafting to the buttock, it is recommended that you keep pressure off of the treated area for several days. After a tummy tuck, it difficult to lie flat in bed. After an augmentation, its unwise to lie on your stomach. 
Scott Sattler, MD

Bellevue Plastic Surgeon
+3

Will be difficult

First of all, make sure that you are not doing too much surgery at one time. It is nice to try to get everything done at one surgery, but it may be too much stress on your body or make your recovery too uncomfortable. In most cases, however, you should be fine. Just make sure that you have a comfortable bed and or chair with lots of pillows for positioning. Also make sure you have someone that can help you for the first few days after surgery since it may be difficult to move on your own. more
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

+3

No comfortable position for recovery when multiple surgeries are performed

Good question to ask your surgeon. There are some that would dissuade you from performing all of these together. But It is likely that your surgeon has performed this combination before. IT may be recommendedt for you to get some kind of supportive surface at the very least such as an egg crate mattress, etc There is controversy as to whether you shoudl lay on your back after Brazilian Buitt lift but, in all reality, that is where you will end up..
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
+2

Brazilian butt lift results compromised by multiple procedure

Mulitple procedure done at the same time with a Brazilian butt lift will compromise your final results. In my practice, I perform butt reshaping very frequently. To answer your question in regard to having multiple procedures done at the same time, including a tummy tuck, you have to understand what involves the postoperative recovery of the fat transfer procedure to the buttock area and what the procedure is about. The fact is that as much fat as possible is needed to reshape the... more
Wilberto Cortes, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.rejuvenusaesthetics.com

+2

Best position after multiple procedures

Hi there- I'm not sure I would recommend the combination you are contemplating- most importantly because the appropriate positioning for recovery from one procedure may complicate your recovery from the other. I would not want you lying on your back after a Brazilian Butt Lift, and I would definitely not want you on your side or abdomen after breast augmentation. If I were you I would ask my surgeon how they would recommend you position yourself after surgery.
Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

+2

Postop Positioning

Laying on your back with some pillows under your knees and thighs and pillows behind your back. I would however discuss this with your plastic surgeon. And please make sure that you are seeing a board certified plastic surgeon for all that surgery you are having done. Good luck.
Farbod Esmailian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
+2

Multiple procedures an post-op positioning

 This is a question that you should ask your operating surgeon. But, if you were my patient I would have you in a "lazy-boy" chair position with your abdomen flexed a bit.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
+2

Multiple surgeries

Hi, Please think very carefully about having so much surgery done at once. This subjects your body to a significant amount of stress and your recovery will be prolonged. Cosmetic surgery is elective, and the most important thing is your safety. Be sure that you understand the risks you are incurring, and that these have been explained to you fully. Best wishes, /nsn.
Nina S. Naidu, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
+1

Laying down after multiple surgeries.

Hello. Not sure if I would recommend that many surgeries in one shot. When recovering from a brazilian butt lift you should be laying on your stomach and or side to avoid pressure directly on the buttocks. However, when you have a breast augmentation it is very uncomfortable to lay on your stomach while recovering. Check with your surgeon to see what he recommends as far as being comfortable post surgery. Best of luck.
Jaime Perez MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon

www.jaimeperezmd.com

+1

Be careful with this combination of surgeries!

As you know, a successful surgical result truly depends on the technique that was used in the postoperative care. Be very careful and think twice before undergoing this combination of procedures. It will be difficult to properly care for yourself after this combination. To get a great result, many of our tummy tuck patients have to remain flexed after their surgery. They sleep with pillows behind their back or in an easy chair. This is exactly the opposite position that a patient... more
B. Pat Pazmino, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.miamiaesthetic.com

+1

Multiple surgeries is not what I would do!

I definitely would not recommend the combination of the Brazilian Butt Lift with the breast implants. The tummy tuck/ Brazilian combo is workable, but I think you are setting yourself up for problems with your breast implants if you have them at the same time. 
Daniel P. Markmann, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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+1

Positioning after multiple surgeries

Agree about risks of multiple procedures. Even if you were "only" doing Brazilian Butt lift and breast augmentation, these two require positioning that is mutually exclusive. If you lay on your stomach to protect the Butt lift, you are interfering with the proper settling in of the breast implants. If you lay on your back to protect the breast implants you are endangering the tender and delicate fat grafts in the butt. Given the procedures you list, independent of the... more
Ricardo Rodriguez, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.cosmeticsurg.net

+1

You can lay on you back

 You will need to discuss this with your surgeon and he will be able to answer you better. You will need to start moving soon after surgery to prevent complication. You can lay on your back and do not worry  about fat moving around.
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
+1

Multiple procedures increase risk of complications

Alma,Your surgical plan sounds extensive. You and your surgeon hopefully have discussed the pros and cons of doing all those procedures at the same time. One significant con is the risk of complications post-op complications. The longer time you need anesthesia, the more of the risk of developing blood clots. Also, to avoid post-op complications, I encourage all of my patients to get up and walk. The best way to avoid blood clots is to walk frequently post-op.I know that you were asking... more
Andrew Y. Kleinman, MD

Westchester Plastic Surgeon
+1

Be very careful with multiple surgeries

You have a lot of things happening to you. The fact that you are asking this question is not a good sign; all this should have been covered by you and your surgeon. What another doctor might do is probably not good advice to follow as you are undergoing a lot of surgery and need to follow the exact protocol of your treating doctor. Your doctor has the advantage of seeing you; what I may perceive as extensive may be only a minor procedure in your situation.
Michael Kulick, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
+1

This is a potentially lethal combination of surgeries

Dear Alma I appreciate the desire to get all "madeover." Unfortunately, you are the only one out there with your own best interests. Laying down after this combination of surgeries is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem will be, can you get up? The mortality for the combination of surgeries you are thinking of having all at once is probably on the order of 1 in 5000. The risk of dying getting on a commercial jet is about one in 3,000,000. Is all this surgery at once worth... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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