Recovery time for Breast Lift and augmentation with Tummy Tuck?

SEE VIDEO BELOW BY CLICKING "MORE": I think that this is a reasonable amount of time to schedule for additional help. Of course at two weeks, you should still exercise caution and do the vast majority of your lifting using your lower extremities rather than your stomach muscles... more

Hi, Thank you for your question. It may be best to seek additional support. It could be enough time but I do not think that two weeks will be enough recovery time to be lifting your baby around. You want to make sure you don't put yourself at risk for more complications as that would take even more time away... more

Recoveirng from multiple surgeries may take a bit more out of you then doing one.  However, doing both of these operations together is usually reasonable. I would say recovery to go back to routine activities would take about 2 weeks.  Heavy lifting and exertion 4-6 weeks. 

Hi! You will recover from your breast surgery in just a few days.  The tummy tuck is the limiting factor, but without complications, you shoud be able to lift your 5 month old in 2 weeks.  That's certainly the experience of our patients.

The amount of exercise and activities that you perform after surgery is very dependent on the type of surgery performed.  Breast surgery, believe it or not, is not that debilitating.  Most patients have minimal pain/discomfort following breast surgery.  As a male I don't understand this but it... more

Kimmy, I don't allow my tummy tuck patients to lift any more than 5 or 10 pounds for 6 weeks after surgery.  Many surgeons have different postoperative instructions regarding return to activities.  You should ask your surgeon his/her restrictions when you go for a consultation, but I don't think... more

Breast lift (mastopexy) with implants and a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) are commonly performed together.  The recovery will vary between patients but about 2 weeks is a good guide. Most of my patients return to work between 10-14 days after the procedure, as long as there is no lifting or manual labor... more

These are very important questions that should be covered in great detail in you pre-operative counselling. The plastic surgeons on this site can tell you what they would do for their patients but there are some variablilities in activity restrictions. I think having your husband there for 2 weeks is great.... more

Recovery time depends on what you are recovering to do. Tiem to drive, to exercise, to lift, to have sex, to waterski? Generally, about 10 days before you can drive but that depends on your comfort level to slam on the brakes and turn the wheel. As a rule you probably will be at 60% activity level at 3 weeks... more

We advise our patients that 2 weeks would be an average recovery time. At this point you may still have some discomfort on lifting your child but you can certainly do it without harming the results of surgery.