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How is Recovery with Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift?

asked 2 years ago by reno536 in OakHarbor Wa
Latest answer by Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
Question viewed 4,908 times
Tags: breasts, recovery

What is the recovery like doing a Tummy tuck and Breast lift at the same time? Should i do them together or two seperate surgeries?

12 answers to How is Recovery with Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift?

Recovery after tummy tuck and breast surgery

These surgeries are typically performed together unless there is a specific reason not to (unique anatomy, health of the patient, unusually large scope of the procedure). Patients may want to ask for a pain pump which delivers local anesthesia into the surgical site for the tummy, the breast (if an implant is being placed) or both. The pain pump delivers 4-3 days of pain relief that is non-nauseating and non-sedating. We recommend an aftercare facility for all tummy tuck patients, for... more

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

Recovery following Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift

Recovery for Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift is simultaneous. Nothing special about the breast 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. Immediately after surgery, within the first few hours, the patients will walk in a slightly bent-over position. Start walking flexed at the waist (in a stooped position) for a few minutes every 1-2 hours the evening of surgery and continuing daily... more

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Recovery from "Mommy Makeover"

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. Recovery times following a mommy makeover vary, but patients are generally able to return to... more

Jaime Perez MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

www.jaimeperezmd.com

Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift?

Thank you for the question. These two operations can be ( and are routinely) performed together. Assuming you are in good health and that you are working with well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist in a fully accredited surgery center/hospital you should do well. The tummy tuck portion of the operation is a portion that requires the most “recovery”. I would suggest that you have a lot of help for the first... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Mommy makeover recovery is all about the tummy tuck

When combining the TT and breast surgery, in my experience the substantial majority of the recovery is from the TT and the breasts are basically along for the ride. This may vary with surgeons but you also need to be sure you want both surgeries and that your chosen surgeon can safely do them in well under 6 hours total as the safety drops if longer than that.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Combining breast lift and tummy tuck

The procedures can be performed in combination although it makes for a long operation and the literature indicates that the length of the procedure is directly implicated in the complication rate. Patients who have the operations separately do not have the same level of discomfort and may return to work earlier, particularly after the mastopexy. In this economy, I find that my patients are spacing out the surgeries more. Which area of the body disturbs you most? If there is a clear... more

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Mommy Makeover

A breast lift and a tummy tuck are a great combination procedure, so called a MOMMY MAKEOVER. The long recovery is from the tummy tuck, the breast lift recovery is a piece of cake. As long as you are healthy, go for it!!

David Finkle, MD
Omaha Plastic Surgeon

www.bodybyfinkle.com

Tummy tuck and breast lift

I will often combine a tummy tuck and breast lift. I think it is a very common combination and saves money and recovery time to do them together.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Recovery process after a mommy makeover

A mommy makeover is a combination surgery where the abdomen and the breast are addressed at the same time. This is very common and can consist of a tummy tuck and a breast lift. The recovery process after a breast lift is much less severe than after a tummy tuck. You should expect to take at least 2 to 3 weeks off work to relax and recover from your surgery.

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift and tummy tuck good combination.

Hi. Breast lift and tummy tuck is a good combination (commonly called a mommy make-over). There is almost no recovery from the breast lift. You will be sore with the tummy tuck for a couple of weeks.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Recovery from Breast Lift and Tummy Tuck

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.... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Recovery

Breast lift (mastopexy) is essentially a skin operation and not terribly painful in my experience. Tummy tuck convalescence is more arduous. Muscles are tightened and drains are placed. It is not unreasonable to do both procedures together as it is unlikely the lift will prolong your recovery.