How Long Does It Usually Take to Wake Up from General Anesthesia if Going for a Mommy Makeover for 4 Hours?

A mommy makeover will last several hours.  Despite that it will feel like a blink of an eye to you.  General anaesthesia is extremely safe and the recovery is usually quite fast. It should not take more than a few minutes to wake up.  There will be a period of time that you are awake, answering questions and seemingly your normal self, but you may not remember everything.  After 30 minutes or so that will pass.As there is a spectrum of quality in plastic surgeons, so too is the case with anaesthesiologists.  It is not to say that they are not all safe, but some can wake patients so gently that there is rarely any pain or nausea.  Fortunately, it is a sought after position which gives our office the ability to choose who we think will provide our patients the best care.  If you have any concerns speak to your surgeon.Dr Rodger ShorttOakville Plastic SurgeonAss't Clin Professor &Director of Cosmetic Surgery Training,McMaster University 

Most patients are ready for discharge from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at one hour after a mommy makeover.

When I do any kind of surgery where a patient is placed
under anesthesia, I use a Board Certified MD anesthesiologist. A good
anesthesiologist can time their medications to precisely match up with the length
and type of surgery. Most patients regardless of how long they were asleep will
wake up within minutes after the procedure is completed. Rarely, some patients
can possibly be longer, but generally, they are still considered awake even if
they are somewhat groggy. The period to feel fully alert and for the anesthesia to
leave the system can range from hours to a day or so and this can be somewhat
affected by the length of surgery. However, most patients with an
anesthesiologist will wake up smoothly and be fairly alert in a relatively
short period of time.

Historically, a general endotracheal anesthetic has been used for abdominoplasties and combined procedures such as mommy makeovers.  However, more plastic surgeons today are learning ways to tailor the anesthetic to your needs and avoid long stays in the operating room.  Your surgeon may inject the abdomen with a long-acting anesthetic agent after you are asleep to help with pain relief after your wake up.  The average length of stay in my recovery room is 51 minutes.  We use a total IV anesthesia (no gas, ventilation, intubation, or paralysis).  Advantages include less risk of nausea and faster awakening after surgery, even 4-hour cases.  So it depends on the type of anesthesia that is used.  It also depends on the experience and expertise of the anesthesia provider and surgeon.  I talk about this in more detail on my website.  A link is provided below.

This really depends on the anestheologist. Most of my patients are fully awake in one hour and eating and drinking. If the amount of opiates is kept to a minimum you should have a very rapid and smooth recovery.

Hello, this is more of an anesthesia question. It can depend on many factors like length of surgery, your own baseline medical status, what type of anesthesia was used, ow much etc.... Thanks

You will wake up and be breathing on your own within 5-10 minutes after the final stitch. You are then transported to recovery where you will continue to wake up. It used to be that patients would predictably have nausea after the surgery due to fentanyl (a powerful opioid) given during emergence. Now we use exparel, a long acting numbing medication that makes the surgical site pain free, which frees us up from combating surgical pain with opiates. This results in the patient being free of opiate related side effects such as nausea and constipation, and they can go home the same night and sleep in their own bed. Due to the improved pain control, walking around and moving is not impaired, reducing the chance of blood clots in the legs. Generally people leave the facility about 50- 70 minutes after the case concludes. 
Best
Matthew C Camp M.D.
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Hello, Everyone wakes up differently from anesthesia . Most patients will wake up a few minutes after the completion of the procedure for the mommy makeover. There are a lot of variables related to waking up after general anesthesia. Some of the common ones include your age, overall health, what procedures were done, and what medications were used.

Following 4 hours of general anesthesia, most patients spend around 1 hour in the recovery suite before going home.  This allows the anesthetic agents to clear from the system and coherence to return.  It takes up to an additional 24 hours for the full effects of the anesthetic drugs to wear off - it is therefore advised against making major decisions for this period of time. 

Most of my patients awaken immediately following the completion of their mommy makeover.  At that point the patient is typically groggy but has a smile on their face.  Over the course of thirty minutes most awaken completely. We typically observe them for another hour in the recovery room before transferring them to the overnight care facility.  I prefer for my patients to be monitored by a nurse for the first night following a mommy makeover that includes a tummy tuck.

As soon as your surgeon is done with the surgery you will wake up from anesthesia within a couple minutes. You will then spend about an hour in the recovery room before you will be allowed to go home.