How hard is recovery from a mommy makeover?

What is recovery like with Breast augmentation and a Tummy tuck? I have scheduled both and am pretty scared. I am worried that the pain will be unbearable. I know medication will be provided but I do not want to be comatose. I have 2 small children and a wonderful husband that will be taking 100% care of all 3 of us but I also want to be coherent. Will I be alert and will I be in so much pain as to scare my children? I have had 2 c sections and the pain was completely bearable.

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A: Mommy Makeover

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

The use of breast implants with or without a breast lift (mastopexy) in combination with a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) with muscle tightening and possible liposuction constitute the main components of the "Mommy Makeover".

A: You'll Be Fine

Christopher L. Hess, MD

First let's discuss the augmentation.  Nowadays the implants are placed under the muscle.  This means that the lower, medial or the part of the muscle closest to the sternum has to be divided. This is where most of the pain will come from. Second the muscle will spasm due to the implants.  I... more

A: If you had easy C-sections, you will be fine

Richard P. Rand, MD

The recovery from these procedures is from muscle tightening (TT) and stretching (BA).  If you are a calm, positive, half-full type person with excellent support around you and an excellent surgeon, you will do just fine.  Worry and anxiety will only highten your pain.

A: This is bigger

Scott E. Kasden, MD

The two most painful procedures I do are the BAM and TT.  Both hurt due to the surgical muscle trauma and resultant spasm.  The recovery is significant and more than from a CS.  The medications will help, and you must keep walking caughing and deep breathing.  The movement will help your... more

A: You will probably need 10-14 days to recover

Shahram Salemy, MD

 While what is involved in a Mommy Makeover varies from patient to patient, in your case, your recovery should be pretty straightforward.  One helpful hint is to make sure you continue to have lots of help at home-- this cannot be stressed enough.  You'll be tempted to try to help around the... more

A: Request Pain pumps

Brent Moelleken, MD

Pain pumps have dramatically altered the recovery from abdominal and breast surgery.  They reduce pain without sedating patients.  Their safety profile is also much higher than in the past, with no need for Marcaine, a long acting anesthetic that has been associated with heart block in some patients... more

A: helpful things for mommy makeover recovery

Richard Baxter, MD

Doing the tummy tuck and breast implants together makes a lot of sense. One thing that may be helpful is the use of "pain pumps" such as the On-Q which slowly infuse numbing medication directly into the surgical area for the first few days, which are the worst. This helps avoid having to take higher... more

A: Mommy makeover pain

Steven Wallach, MD

Now that you know what the pain is like from a c-section, I would tell you that from the experience of my patients, a mommy makeover is about the same  as the c-section. For the first few days you feel pretty lousy, but by the first week you feel better and move around much easier.  By the second... more

A: Recovery from Mommy Makeover

Armando Soto, MD

Hi there- The recovery from a Mommy Makeover is going to vary quite a bit, depending on the details of the procedures involved (a Mommy makeover usually includes a breast augmentation and a tummy tuck, but can also include a breast lift, some liposuction, and/or a labiaplasty), and techniques chosen.... more

A: Having both procedures done at the same time does not lengthen the recovery

Ricardo Izquierdo, MD

 Having both procedures done at the same time does not lengthen the recovery, it just makes the tummy tuck the time variable.  Breast augmentation recovery is 7 days or so.  Tummy tuck recovery is 10 to 14 daysl.  Your recovery will be in the 10 to 14 day period for both.  If you've... more

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