When can I take a tub bath after a Tummy Tuck?

The answer to this question should come only from your doctor. The  recommendation I make to my patients who want to take a tub bath is to wait at least 2 days after the drains are removed. If no drains are placed then my patients can shower at 2 days post op and  take a bath 5 to 7 days post op.

There is no absolute rule and your best plan would be to check with your surgeon if you have had any issues after your surgery.  Incisions typically have new skin cells bridging them at 48 hours or so.  The healing is very fragile at that point, though, and those cells are very easily disrupted. It seems that 2 weeks is a common rule for submersion and is the one that I use if everything is healing as we would expect.  At two weeks the incision is still weak in terms of how strong it will be but likely strong enough in most cases to tolerate the swelling that happens with baths.Best,Dr. Pyle