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Mommy Makeover Recovery Time
asked 2 years ago by baseballmom in Texas in Texas
Latest answer by Douglas S. Steinbrech, MD
Question viewed 18,666 times
Tags: healing, pain, pain medication, recovery
What is recovery like with a mommy makeover? I have scheduled both a breast augmentation with lift and a tummy tuck 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.
62 answers to Mommy Makeover Recovery Time
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What to expect during a Mommy Makeover recovery
After any major surgery, you can expect to require at least 6 weeks off of aggressive activity, including exercise.
You should not lift more than 5 pounds during the first 3-4 weeks after breast surgery, and following a tummy tuck, avoid twisting motions and using your core for 4-6 weeks.
Arrange for help at home - both for routine daily activities like getting the kids ready for school, making lunches, making dinner, driving children to and from appointments, etc. - both also ensure...
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Karen M. Horton, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Having both procedures done at the same time does not lengthen the recovery
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 had a c-section, you have a great understanding for what to expect. Your pain will not be additive, but it will comprise a larger area of your body.
My patients seem to "turn the corner" in the 3rd to...
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Ricardo Izquierdo, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery after mommy makeover
Hello,
You will do great. The recovery will largely be limited by the tummy tuck and primarily by the abdominal wall plication (muscle tightening). You will be fairly sore and tight the first week. By the end of the second week you will be walking relatively straight and will be in better mood especially if the drains are taken out. By the 3-4th week you will be given the go ahead to stop wearing an abdominal binder and resume some excercise activity.
All the...
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Recovery
Recovery following surgery depends upon the type of surgery. Typically, if procedures are combined (ie tummy and breast), recovery may take a bit longer. Many patients are back to household activities after about 2 weeks. In terms of full exercise and lifitng, that may take up to 6 weeks following surgery.
Loren Schechter, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover Recovery
Surgery that involves muscles can be pretty sore. Usually with a Mommy Makeover the abdominal muscles are tightened during the tummytuck and if you have breast implants they are most commonly placed under the chest muscles. In my experience, the level of post op pain is quite variable, i think because we all experience pain differently. On the average my patients tell me the worst is over by the end of the third day. In other words, if your surgery is on a Monday, by Thursday you can count...
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Mommy Makeover Recovery Time
The recovery time necessary after a Mommy Makeover can vary depending upon each individual’s circumstances. This recovery time can last anywhere from a week or less to 6 weeks. Since a Mommy Makeover can encompass many different types of procedures, it will depend upon which operations your surgeon performs and how your surgeon manages your discomfort after surgery. The single procedure that typically requires the most recovery is a tummy tuck. Most of my patients...
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John K. Wakelin III, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery from a Mommy Makeover will vary depending on what procedures are done
There are many different procedures that can make up a Mommy Makeover. Generally speaking, a Mommy Makeover usually involves some sort of breast procedure along with abdominal contouring, perhaps an abdominoplasty of liposuction. Your initial recovery may be from 3-10 days, depending on which procedures are performed. Some patients are back to work after a breast augmentation and tummy tuck by 7 days. Others may need 10-14 days. A breast augmentation may also be...
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Sanjay Grover MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover recovery
The recovery from a mommy makeover (breast procedure and tummy tuck) typically involves one to two weeks off of work. Heavy lifting and strenuous activity is to be avoided for approximately four to six weeks. The pain is usually manageable with oral pain medications (vicodin or percocet), however you can request a pain pump to be inserted at the time of the tummy tuck which can help considerably.
Many women compare the recovery from a tummy tuck to that of a C-section. Most would agree that...
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This is bigger
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 muscles relax and you will feel better sooner. YOU WILL NEED HELP.
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Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover is easier than a c section.
Hi!
Good news! Most women who have had a previous c section tell us that recovery from a tummy tuck is not nearly as bad as recovery from a c section. (We are not going deep inside you.)
And a well performed breast augmentation does not hurt much at all.
Overall, you should be a little sore but functioning well in one week.
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Recovery from a Mommy Makeover
Dear Baseball Mom,
Discomfort is subjective, and also depends on how your surgeon manages your pain control. The fact that you did OK with the c-sections really goes in your favor. The tummy tuck component of the makeover is the part that is most uncomfortable, to the point where you will likely not really notice the breast surgery that much. Make sure you follow your surgeons instructions carefully (the first 2 days are the most uncomfortable, so if you are instructed to take medications...
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Generally speaking recovery time is 14 days for a Mommy Makeover.
Generally speaking recovery time is 14 days for a Mommy Makeover, however, keep in mind this procedure is a make-up of many different procedures. Some woman may need more or less time for recovery depending on which procedures they had.. The safest advice for recovery that I give my patients when planning for their downtime is to arrange for help at home during the first few days. They usually start to feel better after one week. They can usually return to work after 2 weeks and resume...
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Consider a pain pump
Having a mommy makeover like you are planning is a relatively common procedure these days. and combining these surgeries can lead to an operation that takes anywhere from 4 to 6 hours or so. i would consider a couple of things - talk to your surgeon about possibly using a pain pump. this is a catheter that is placed in the operating room which slowly drips in local anesthetic (like novocaine you get at the dentist) directly to the areas that will be most sore after the...
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You will probably need 10-14 days to recover
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 house quickly, but you won't feel like yourself for at least 7 days (10-14 in many cases) and you still shouldn't do any heavy lifting for 4-6 weeks. Good pain control, including pain pumps, are...
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Shahram Salemy, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery from Mommy Makeover
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. Individual patients also have different thresholds and experience pain differently.
The average patient requires prescription pain medication for 5-7 days, and then does well on Tylenol. You'll...
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Recovery after a Mommy Makeover: Start your recovery before surgery
Mommy makeover surgery is a very common combination procedure though it does come with a longer recovery than just one of the procedures separately and there is a higher risk of complications because of the length of procedure. I would recommend you to be at your best for surgery by increasing your protein intake 3 weeks in advance and stopping any hormone therapy 3 weeks in advance. These two preoperative suggestions will increase your healing capacity and decrease your risk of blod...
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Great Pain Control Makes Recovery Much Easier
The latest innovation in pain control, the pain pump has dramatically reduced the discomfort after tummy tuck and breast augmentation, the two procedures that are usually done in a Mommy Makeover.
The pain pump uses small catheters placed during the surgery to slowly drip local anesthetic into the surgery sites, providing local anesthetic (numbing medicine) directly where it hurts. The result is a dramatic reduction in pain, so much so that our patients take less than half the...
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Recovery after mommy makeover
A mommy makeover incorporates two surgeries that are designed to improve the female body after pregnancy. These include a tummy tuck, which entails a one to two week recovery, and a breast augmentation, which entails a 5 day recovery. These recovery times depend on the type of surgery and patients may begin to resume work duties typically within one week.
Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Plastic Surgery Recovery varies from patient to patient
It may seem obvious, but every person recovers at a different rate. I tend to tell my patients to expect each phase of the recovery to be broken down into "2 to 3." This means that it is usually 2-3 hours to "wake up" from the anesthetic so your head starts to clear; 2-3 days that you can expect pain that probably requires pain medication (narcotics) around the clock or on some set schedule; 2-3 weeks that you taper off the medications and start increasing...
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Jason Brett Lichten, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery from Mommy Makeover
It is very common for mommy makeovers to include both breast and tummy procedures. Your surgeon will determine if you are a good candidate for a combined procedure based on your health status (past medical history) and your physicial exam. In addition, your surgeon will determine if an overnight stay at the hospital is warranted. After surgery, your pain should be well managed with 1-2 oral pain pills every 4-6 hours. All my mommy...
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Request Pain pumps
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.
The difference between patients who go home after their surgery and those who stay in an aftercare with pain pumps is night and day.
It is actually possible to have a pain pump for both the...
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Plan on 2 weeks limited activity during recovery from Mommy Makeover
The abdominoplasty pain should be less than the pain of your C-section. Breast augmentation pain is less with subglandular implant placement-4-5 days as opposed to 10 days to 2 weeks after submuscular breast implants.
You will be given pain medications I am sure.
I encourage patients to become active as soon as possible as this speeds recovery from pain.
Breast implant displacement exercises started early (day one) in my experience reduce the duration of discomfort significantly.
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Recovery from mommy makeover
I appreciated the comments from the patient who had a "makeover" - there is alot of good SUBJECTIVE experience in it But your experience will be dependent on your interaction with your doctor and his post op regimen.
First off. Recovery from a C section is more painful and protracted because it is an intraabdominal procedure( see my site for previous answers). I use long acting topical anesthetics and NSAIDS which significantly limit the need for opiates which creates a much...
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Barry H. Dolich, MD
Bronx Plastic Surgeon
Bronx Plastic Surgeon
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Talk with other patients
I'd encourage you to read comments like Simpatico and, in my office, we will often hook up prospective patients with those who have had the same procedure to discuss pain, scars, child care and some of the things patients are more equiped to answer.
I can tell you, you are on the right track lining up help. Too often patients don't want to impose of family or friends and don't get assistance lined up for after surgery. This inevitably leads to frustration and a longer recovery road. You can...
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Robert Frank, MD
Munster Plastic Surgeon
Munster Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover recovery time
A mommy makeover typically involves some an abdominoplasty and breast augmentation or lift. The recovery is mostly due to the abdomen more than the breasts and follows the same recovery path as an abdominoplasty alone. In general avoiding heavy lifting and aggressive physical exercise is recommended for 4-6 weeks. During this time drains are in place in the abdomen and a compression garment is worn around the abdomen. The hardest recovery with is mommy makeover is the...
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Mommy Make over recover is quite like c-section recovery for most
Do not worry!!! If you found the c-section bearable, you will likely find that you will be able to handle the abdominoplasty with breast lift and augmentation surgery. The tummy tuck will be like a c-section with regards to recovery and pain but the breast surgery is much less compared to the tummy tuck, so you get one recovery for the two procedures. I have at least 2 patients who returned to work within 24 hours of tummy tuck surgery and 1/8 of the patient's used only...
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Mommy Makeover recovery compared to a c-section
Great question - obviously everyone responds differently to pain. That being said, both breast augmentation and tummy tuck surgery do come with a certain degree of pain and discomfort because of the manipulations made to the underlying musculature. Most of my patients who have had C-sections tell me that they experience a similar length of recovery and degree of pain between the two operations (re: patients who bounced back quickly from C-sections seem to bounce back...
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Mommy makeover recovery
These procedures are commonly performed together, and the benefit for you is that you only have to endure one recovery time. The first week will be the worst, and you will still feel like you are recovering for about 2-3 weeks. After that, you'll probably be feeling pretty well, but you will not be able to do any heavy lifting (like picking up your kids) for 6 weeks postop. Don't fret- it's exciting, and patients generally feel that it's worth it!
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B. Aviva Preminger, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
New York Plastic Surgeon
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What is recovery like with a mommy makeover?
Regarding: "Mommy Makeover Recovery Time
What is recovery like with a mommy makeover? I have scheduled both a breast augmentation with lift and a tummy tuck 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...
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Mommy makeover recovery
You should allow at least 2-3 weeks to get back to light activities. This is mostly due to the tummy tuck portion of your makeover.
Jonathan Heistein, MD
Fort Worth Plastic Surgeon
Fort Worth Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery period after moomy makeover
You can expect to feel pain and discomfort during the first few days and generally is very nicely controlled with prescription medication which do not make you comatose or incoherent if used according to instructions. I use a pain pump routinely to control the pain following a tummy tuck and it works quiet effectively. Ask your doctor to see if he or she would consider using a pain pump for the tummy tuck.
Ivan Thomas, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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If you did fine after c-sections, you are in good shape for your Mommy Makeover
The pain is bearable with pain medications. The pain medications don't make most people completely loopy--if yours do, you can call your surgeon to request something different. You should expect to able to walk around the night of the surgery! Prepare your children by telling them that Mommy will have some boo-boos for a little while, so they need to be careful. Most kids understand this and are appropriately worried, but do fine when they see that you are okay...
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Carmen Kavali, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery after mommy makeover
Unfortunately the mommy makeover consists of two of the most painful surgeries that plastic surgery has to offer. This is not to scare you but to honestly prepare you for the event. I always use infusion pain pumps with my mommy makeovers for both the breast and the abdominal procedures. It is worse than a Cesarean section but not intolerable. The recovery will take a few weeks but you will be a semi-invalid for only a few days. The resultant change is...
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Talmage J. Raine, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery from mommy makeover
Breast augmentation with breast lift (mastopexy) is often performed in conjunction with tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) as part of a mommy makeover. These procedures do produce a fair amount of pain, especially in the first few days after surgery, and also require a somewhat prolonged recovery. You should not be lifting weights (such as picking up your children) for at least 4 weeks after surgery.
Olivia Hutchinson, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
New York Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover recovery. OUCH. What can I do? When?
One of the most common mommy makeover surgeries is breast augmentation and tummy tuck. These by themselves are the two most painful surgeries we do as plastic surgeons. These surgeries hurt because of the muscle. For tummy tucks, I like to put in a pain pump which drips numbing medication internally to help.
For planning how to deal with your family life (as you are a mom, hence the mommy makeover), the first 2-3 days you are OUT. You will be on medication...
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Lauren Greenberg, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
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Recovering from a Mommy Makeover
A "Mommy Makeover" is a combination of procedures designed to restore your body to the condition it was in prior to the birth of your children. There are many different varieties of mommy makeovers, so be sure to clarify with your surgeon the procedures you are having. The most common procedures are a combination of a breast surgery, such as an augmentation or breast lift, or both, and a body contouring procedure, such as an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). The breasts and...
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Scott J. Engel, MD
Sarasota Plastic Surgeon
Sarasota Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery from a Mommy Makeover
Combining plastic surgical procedures is a very common practice. In particular, the "mommy makeover" procedure consists of a tummy tuck and some sort of breast procedure. You have written that your are having an augmentation mastopexy with your tummy tuck. Between the two, the tummy tuck has a longer recovery period. With a tummy tuck, the majority of the discomfort comes from two parts of the procedure - muscle tightening and large amounts of liposuction. Typically, patients have...
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Recovery after a Mommy Makeover
A mommy makeover or a tummy tuck and breast augmentation performed at the same time, is extremely popular combination. Between the two surgeries, the tummy tuck has more discomfort. These are both outpatient procedures, and pain can be very well-controlled with oral medication. Patients describe the discomfort after a breast augmentation not as a sharp pain as a pressure sensation. Patient state that discomfort after tummy tuck is from the tightness of the plication.
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B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon
Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover recovery pain
You are planning a typical mommy makeover procedure. Both the breast surgery and the tummy tuck will have some discomfort, but I have found that women who have had c-sections do extremely well. You will be a bit fatiqued for 2-3 weeks and straining of your tummy muscles will be a little uncomfortable, but not too bad if you just take it easy. Pain pumps and abdominal support garments will be helpful, too. I would encourage you to try Tylenol or Celebrex during the day...
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Randy J. Buckspan, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
Austin Plastic Surgeon
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Get a pain pump for your tummy
You are looking at fair amount of surgery. You will be in more discomfort than if you just had one of these operations at a time, but your surgeon must feel that it is safe. I would recommend getting pain pump with your tummy tuck to make things more comfortable.
Best Regards.
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Mommy Makeover Recovery
Every patient is different, so it is hard to predict how you, specifically, will recovery. However, most patients are back to their activities in a week to 10 days. However, you likely will not be back to full activities for 2 to 3 weeks. It all really depends on the extent of the surgeries that you require and your healing process.
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Pain after mommy makeover surgery
If you have had c-sections previously and the pain was bearable, I am confident you will do fine.
There is a pain pump catheter, which your surgeon can place under the abdominal skin. The catheter automatically releases numbing medication (the same used by dentists to numb your teeth) over a period of 3 days. I have found this catheter to be very useful in minimizing pain after tummy tuck. The catheter can be used for breast augmentation as well, but I have had very mixed results with it,...
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Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover
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".
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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You'll Be Fine
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 give my patients Valium and Percocet and/or Vicodin and every patient has told me they were off the meds in 2-3 days. Most women say a breast augmentation feels like they had a really hard workout at...
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Christopher L. Hess, MD
Fairfax Plastic Surgeon
Fairfax Plastic Surgeon
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If you had easy C-sections, you will be fine
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.
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Mommy makeover pain
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 week you are almost back to normal in terms of discomfort.
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Mommy Makeover is a marketing name, not a procedure!
Unfortunately, Mommy Makeover is a non-nomer even without regard to its potentially offensive nature!
But if you mean a combination of breast lift with implant and tummy tuck with a little liposuction, then it is normal to take:
10-14 days of recovery (quite subjective)
Out of bed and walk around (start day one)
move arms freely (wait ~4 weeks)
Back to running? (8 weeks? maybe)
Hope this helps.
Reza Nabavian, MD
Santa Monica Plastic Surgeon
Santa Monica Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery from Breast Augmentation and Tummy Tuck
The first few days will be the worst. Most of the pain will be from the muscle repair part of the tummy tuck. You will feel liek you were hit by a truck for the first few days, but by a week, you willbe sore but it will be bearable. Most of my patients are able to return to work at 2 weeks, as long as no heavy lifting is involved. As many people know, pain is very different between people, so there is no definite rule.
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Are Mommy Makeovers a good or bad idea?
Hands down, a MM can be a great option to get your body back into the shape you had before the kids.
Here are 5 important tips to know about a Mommy Makeover:
1. Many women get depressed after giving birth. They may not feel as physically fit as they did prior to conceiving. A MM can be a successful way to motivate and get back on the road to diet and exercise.
2...
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Mommy Make Over Recovery Time
Mommy Makeover Recovery for Tummy Tuck and Breast Augmentation is simultaneous. Nothing special about the breast augmentation surgery other than not using you chest muscles/arms to lift things and wearing your surgical bra and garments as directed by your plastic surgeon.
Following the tummy tuck procedure, you should be in a flexed position to minimize tension on the incision sites by to bending at the hips (waist) in order to reduce tension on the newly tightened skin. A recliner...
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Pain after a mommy makeover
I often find that the dread is worse than the deed when it comes to surgery. A lot of times, patients are so worried that they are going to be miserable after surgery that they are actually surprised when they are not as uncomfortable as they thought they would be. I don't want to paint a picture that this is a walk in the park, though, because it isn't. Every patient is different in their recovery. Some do, indeed, find it to be a very easy recovery while...
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Edwin C. Pound, III, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover Recovery
My first recommendation would be to schedule another consultation with the surgeon performing your surgery to discuss his approach with pain management and his experience with patients who undergo combined procedures.
In our experience, the pain is usually very well tolerated with preemptive analgesia. We do this by providing multiple pain medications that begin before surgery and are prescribed for several days after surgery.
Although we encourage immediate activities on the...
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Alexander Golger MD
Toronto Plastic Surgeon
Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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Pain after mommy makeover
A little advance planning and you will be fine.
Be sure your doctor has prescribed muscle relaxants as well as pain medicine. The pain is from muscle spasm. It is similar to a C-section.
Stock up on food and all household supplies in advance.
You will need help at home for 2 weeks.
Explain to your children that you will be very tired for a few days. Keep it simple but reassure them.
You will hurt for 5 days. That is normal.
You will probably be...
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Mommy Makeover recovery.
Sounds like you have a great support team, which is exactly what you need to help recover. A mommy makeover typically takes four to five hours and is performed on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia. Immediately after surgery, patients are placed in compression garments that must be worn for six weeks to help support and shape the healing tissues. If drains are placed, they are generally removed in the office in seven to ten days when they are putting out less than 30 ml per day....
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New techniques make Mommy Makeover recovery quicker
The Mommy Makeover consists of abdominoplasty, breast lift and frequently breast augmentation. These procedures used to require several weeks of downtime. Modern surgical techniques have reduced the recovery significantly. Care is taken during the surgery to cause minimal trauma to the tissue. Long-lasting local anesthesia is injected at the time of surgery and pain pumps are used. If these techniques are used, most people are back to desk work within 5-7 days and are feeling good by 2 weeks...
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John Squires, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon
Denver Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover Recovery Time and when Safe to pick up baby
Your limitations may vary. Tummy tuck patients can start walking in the neighborhood once they get home from surgery. They can drive usually one week after surgery, (when all pain meds stop) and they can pick up their baby a few weeks after surgery. They can return to the gym to exercise and do heavy lifting in 5-6 weeks. Breast lift and implant patients can walk also when they get home and drive once they have stopped taking all pain meds. They can lift...
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Mark Deutsch, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover Recovery Period
Mommy makeovers usually consist of breast augmentation and a tummy tuck. For most patients the recovery is determined more by the tummy tuck than the breast augmentation.
In general a tummy tuck has a longer recovery than breast augmentation. The first few days are the hardest, and it should get better each day after that. Pain pumps can be helpful to take the edge off for the first two days. The most difficult activity is getting up from laying down or sitting. If you did well with...
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Joseph Mele, MD
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery from Mommy Makeover
As most people know, the Mommy Makeover includes simultaneous surgery on the breasts and abdominal area that have been affected by pregnancy.
Breast surgery may include a lift, augmentation, combined augmentation/lift, or breast reduction. Abdominal surgery may include abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction or a combination of tummy tuck and liposuction.
Factors affecting recovery include the number of procedures, aggressiveness of procedures, such as extensive...
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Mommy Makeover Recovery
This combination of breast augmentation/ breast lifting and tummy tuck surgeries is very common and normally mother's who have had c-sections do fine. Normally, oral medication is given to the patient and some offices offer the "pain pump" for pain relief for the first 3-5 days.
With this combination, things should be under control. Each patient is different with when they go back to normal activity but the only thing i would recommend is to not start...
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Helpful things for mommy makeover recovery
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 doses of pain medications so you are more alert. In any case, it is typically much less than a C-section.
Another thing to ask your surgeon about is a technique for the abdominoplasty...
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Recovery from mommy makeover (breast augmentation, and tummy tuck)
This combination of operations (breast augmentation and abdominoplasty )is fairly common. Everyone heals differently so I can't comment on your particular situation. The abdominoplasty is definitely physiologically harder on you than the breast augmentation. It will be the rate limiting step in your convalescence.
If you are healthy and have chosen a qualified and skilled surgeon, the procedures together are very safe. I keep my patients overnight for a number of reasons, but it is not...
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