Is 12 hours too long for surgery?

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your question. I do a breast lift with implants in 3 hours and a tummy tuck in 3-4 hours. Yes, 12 hours is too long. If your surgeon told you he will do it in 12 hours, I'd recommend you to choose a better surgeon.

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DR. CEM PAYASLI
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Yes. This is a very speculative question but the literature suggest that surgeries over 6 hours demonstrate significantly higher risks of complications. At our surgery center we limit surgical time to 6 hours for body contouring cases like a mommy makeover. Additionally, a tummy tuck with breast augmentation/mastopexy should take less than 6 hours.