I'm a Hairdresser when Can I Go Back to Work After a TT?

Every patient responds slightly different to surgery, so there will be a bit of variance to this question based upon you and how you happen to handle the experience. Most patients, however, use narcotic pain medication for 3-4 days after an abdominoplasty. I prefer my patients to remain slightly bent at the waist for about 7 days after surgery. Both of these issues would probably keep you from being able to work a normal day at work. I tell my patients to take 2 weeks off of work, but I have quite a few that go back to work a bit earlier if they are at a desk job. I would guess that you could return for a 1/2 day at 10 days with the understanding that you will be slow and still a bit sore. It will be 6 weeks before you feel normal. 

Interestingly enough, I have done tummy tucks (abdominoplasties) on several women who worked in beauty shops.  All of the things being equal (they don't smoke, no medical problems), the primary determinant of how many days it takes to recover seems to be age.  The younger you are, the quicker you recover. 

 

In my practice, all tummy tucks are done with correction of the separated abdominal muscles (rectus diastasis), and almost all of them have liposuction of the hips (muffin tops).  I find that women under 25 are able to start cutting hair in 5-7 days, but during the 8-hour day, they must elevate their feet at least a few times for 20 minutes or more.  Most of my patients under 30 return to standing jobs such as hair cutting within 10 days.  And by the time you are 55, it will take about 1 month before you are able to perform such physical tasks comfortably.  

 

Since I am quite a bit older than 25, I hate the fact that age is a factor but AGE IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR with reference to time of recovery.