I’ve had a tummy tuck now I’m scheduled for a BBL. The tummy tuck was rough in the beginning, it took me longer to start feeling better because I wasn’t eating and the antibiotics I was on had me going to the restroom all day so about 2 weeks in I started feeling better.
February 23, 2019
Answer: I’m wondering which has the worst recovery, and after surgery pain, a tummy tuck or a BBL? Healing and recovery are patient dependent. Pain control is important. I typically use whatever medication a patient has used in the past that has had success. If the patient has never had surgery or never used pain medication, I use oral narcotic meds of varying strengths. The pain can be managed effectively, and this aspect should not deter you from surgery.I recommend to all my patients that they not engage in exercise until at least six weeks following a TT. You may find yourself hunched over for a few days post op; this can be attributed to a combination of repair and incision. The muscles have been irritated to a certain extent by plication and the surgery itself. I only tighten the abdominal wall to return it to an anatomic norm rather than tighten it as much as possible. This produces a functional result without producing prolonged discomfort. The abdominal wall may need several months to get accustomed to the changes.Data collected from the hundreds of BBLs I have performed indicates that the average pain or discomfort period lasts from 3 - 7 days, depending upon the amount of fat injected into each buttock. According to my patients, the few days of discomfort are worth it.Kenneth Hughes, MD, ABPS Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
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February 23, 2019
Answer: I’m wondering which has the worst recovery, and after surgery pain, a tummy tuck or a BBL? Healing and recovery are patient dependent. Pain control is important. I typically use whatever medication a patient has used in the past that has had success. If the patient has never had surgery or never used pain medication, I use oral narcotic meds of varying strengths. The pain can be managed effectively, and this aspect should not deter you from surgery.I recommend to all my patients that they not engage in exercise until at least six weeks following a TT. You may find yourself hunched over for a few days post op; this can be attributed to a combination of repair and incision. The muscles have been irritated to a certain extent by plication and the surgery itself. I only tighten the abdominal wall to return it to an anatomic norm rather than tighten it as much as possible. This produces a functional result without producing prolonged discomfort. The abdominal wall may need several months to get accustomed to the changes.Data collected from the hundreds of BBLs I have performed indicates that the average pain or discomfort period lasts from 3 - 7 days, depending upon the amount of fat injected into each buttock. According to my patients, the few days of discomfort are worth it.Kenneth Hughes, MD, ABPS Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
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