How Soon Can I Go to Work After Lipo of the Arms and Front Bra Roll?

Since your work keeps involves no hard labor, you may return whenever you feel up to it. In general, 3-5 days after the operation for office work, and 14 days for more active employment. As with all operations, pain and discomfort varies greatly from patient to patient. Generally, one should expect that pain medication will be required for the first several days. Continuing discomfort can last varying amounts of time. Much of the swelling and bruising will be improved by two weeks; however, some will persist for 6 to 8 weeks. It is often difficult to see significant changes in the body shape before this time. If you have any concerns, notify your plastic surgeon.

After 4-5 days, most people are able to return to work and gradually increase their activities, but this is variable depending upon the number of sites treated and discomfort tolerance.

Of patients are capable of resuming employment in a few days after liposuction. One should not return until the surgeon has given approval to do so.

I tell patients that they should be able to return to work after about 3-4 days. You will likely be sore (like you had a very heavy work-out), but should ba able to do light duty. Most patients actually like being able to get up and move about after liposuction. If you have a desk job, you should count on needing to stand up and walk about a few times during the day. Likewise, if you stand up all day at work, you will want to take some time to sit down and take it easy. Healing after liposuction is an "active" process. It is always a bell shaped curve, so there are a few patients on the extreme end that have a lot of pain for a few weeks, but that is not the norm.

You should be able to return to work one or two days after liposuction. It works out best if you can have it done on a Friday. Activity should be light.