I work as an office Manager and i'm mostly answering phones, and invoicing all day. Light duties i would say. I am considering having an armlift done. Is 3 days too early to go back to work?
Answer: Arm lift arm reduction brachioplasty arm liposuction post-operative healing back to work activity lifting after arm lift Thank you for your question about returning to work after an arm lift or brachioplasty. Returning to work three days after an arm lift or brachioplasty is much too soon. You could ruin your arm lift results. With enough force, you could open your arm incision, which would require revision surgery. Revisions can be costly and further take time from work. I would suggest you return to work two weeks after your arm lift or brachioplasty. If your work requires a significant amount of lifting or carrying boxes, I would suggest you return to work three weeks after your arm lift. If you have any other questions regarding post-operative healing from an arm lift or brachioplasty, please contact my office. Sincerely, Dr. J. Timothy Katzen
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Answer: Arm lift arm reduction brachioplasty arm liposuction post-operative healing back to work activity lifting after arm lift Thank you for your question about returning to work after an arm lift or brachioplasty. Returning to work three days after an arm lift or brachioplasty is much too soon. You could ruin your arm lift results. With enough force, you could open your arm incision, which would require revision surgery. Revisions can be costly and further take time from work. I would suggest you return to work two weeks after your arm lift or brachioplasty. If your work requires a significant amount of lifting or carrying boxes, I would suggest you return to work three weeks after your arm lift. If you have any other questions regarding post-operative healing from an arm lift or brachioplasty, please contact my office. Sincerely, Dr. J. Timothy Katzen
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February 1, 2017
Answer: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon MD, PhD, FACS Yes. During the first week your arms should be kept elevated on pillows higher than your heart. Your arms will also be in a wrap and you will have sutures. You should not be lifting and/or moving your arms about after surgery. You also will not want to put any unnecessary risk of opening your sutures. There will definitely be swelling and some pain post surgery as well. Please link to the below site for further information.
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February 1, 2017
Answer: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon MD, PhD, FACS Yes. During the first week your arms should be kept elevated on pillows higher than your heart. Your arms will also be in a wrap and you will have sutures. You should not be lifting and/or moving your arms about after surgery. You also will not want to put any unnecessary risk of opening your sutures. There will definitely be swelling and some pain post surgery as well. Please link to the below site for further information.
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January 27, 2017
Answer: Up to three weeks depending on the patient The recovery period takes up to three weeks depending on the patient. Your arms will feel tight and swollen for about 2 weeks. I always recommended to wear a compression garment to help with the swelling. The bruising will mostly be gone by 1 week. Avoid any exercise or significant increase in your heart rate for 2 weeks. Hope this helps
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January 27, 2017
Answer: Up to three weeks depending on the patient The recovery period takes up to three weeks depending on the patient. Your arms will feel tight and swollen for about 2 weeks. I always recommended to wear a compression garment to help with the swelling. The bruising will mostly be gone by 1 week. Avoid any exercise or significant increase in your heart rate for 2 weeks. Hope this helps
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January 24, 2017
Answer: Returning to work after arm lift After an arm lift, patients can generally return to work about a week later. If your job allows you to sit and stay off your feet most of the day, does not require you to do anything strenuous with your upper body, and can have some flexibility in terms of your hours, you may be okay returning to a "light duty" position sooner than a week. Be sure to discuss expectations for your recovery with your surgeon at your consultation - there are also other things to consider (like dressings/scar treatment, postsurgical compression garments, medications, and feeling more tired than usual during the healing process) that may affect your ability to jump right back into work.Hope this helps, and best of luck -Dr. Lim
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January 24, 2017
Answer: Returning to work after arm lift After an arm lift, patients can generally return to work about a week later. If your job allows you to sit and stay off your feet most of the day, does not require you to do anything strenuous with your upper body, and can have some flexibility in terms of your hours, you may be okay returning to a "light duty" position sooner than a week. Be sure to discuss expectations for your recovery with your surgeon at your consultation - there are also other things to consider (like dressings/scar treatment, postsurgical compression garments, medications, and feeling more tired than usual during the healing process) that may affect your ability to jump right back into work.Hope this helps, and best of luck -Dr. Lim
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February 17, 2017
Answer: Back to Work after an Arm Lift Thank you so much for your question! When consulting with patients, I generally make recommendations about returning to work on a case to case basis. However, most of my patients who sit a a desk for work and have light duties, return to work in about a week. I recommend that they continue to wear Tubigrip (a compression bandage) for a month after surgery so this would be visible if the patient did not wear long sleeves.
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February 17, 2017
Answer: Back to Work after an Arm Lift Thank you so much for your question! When consulting with patients, I generally make recommendations about returning to work on a case to case basis. However, most of my patients who sit a a desk for work and have light duties, return to work in about a week. I recommend that they continue to wear Tubigrip (a compression bandage) for a month after surgery so this would be visible if the patient did not wear long sleeves.
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