Best Positions For Sitting and Sleeping After Tummy Tuck Surgery? (photo)

Thank you for your question and congratulations on your weight loss. One good position to sleep and sit after tummy tuck surgery is to recline in the "beach chair" posiiton with one or two pillows behind your head and one or two pillows behind your knees. I hope this helps.

Buffyduck; Thank you for your question and photo. First of all, congratulations on your tremendous weight loss! I'm sure that you already feel much better and have improved your self-image which should only get better after your surgery. The best position after a tummy tuck is a reclining chair position. This allows you to be flexed at your waist and this type of chair will also help you get up by using you arms which can be very hard to do in a complete recumbent position.... more

Dear Buffyduck, The best postition to sit and even sleep in after a tummy tuck is the reclined position. It will minimize the tension on your scar while your newly stretched skin relaxes over the days following surgery. Be sure to get up and walk several times a day and exercise your ankles and feet while reclining to prevent blood clots from developing in your legs. Good luck! see video

Hi there- Your best bet is to simulate the position you would be in if you were reclined in a beach chair. This diminishes the tension on your abdominal repair and skin closure, and should be more comfortable for you.

I generally recommend that patients sleep up on pillows for back support, lying on their backs and that, during the day, they rest in a recliner or elevated with a back rest on their beds.

It is best to sleep with the back elevated about 60 degrees to take the pressure off of the incision. A lounge chair is great. see video

Hello!, very common question. Unfortunately it will be uncomfortable all around. Lying on your stomach is out, of course!. Lying on one side or another with knees bent is OK but will swell on theside that is touching the bed. Lying reclined in a bed or recliner is best! Good Luck

Thank you for the question. Many patients feel most comfortable sitting or sleeping on a recliner or bed after tummy tuck surgery. The use of pillows beneath the knees and back will be helpful. You want to stay flexed/bent at the waist to take attention off the lower abdominal wall incision line. Best wishes.