13hr international flight after a mommy makeover. When will it be safe to fly?

Hello. It is typically advised that such travel be done at least 4 weeks after the surgical procedure.  This would allow adequate follow-up postoperatively. Lower extremity blood clots are increased after surgery as well as with long travel.  The time afterwards would hopefully be adequate to lessen the chance of this is unfortunate complication.  Hope that this helps. Best wishes!  

It is not advisable to board a long haul flight about four weeks "before" or after a major procedure as it can incerase the risk of clots in your legs or lungs that can potentially be life threatening. Thre are lots of other things that you need to consider... Although, you may get a good deal in going some
where far from home, there are quite a few problems with medical
tourism. At the end of the day, although it is a cosmetic procedure, it
is still is an operation and it needs to be respected as such. Quality, Safety and Risks: The
standards of the clinic you go to or the surgeon operating on you may
not be regulated. There are significant risks with travelling long
distances immediatly before of after your surgery. Patients may not
tolerate travel very well, or may not have inherent resistance to some
of the diseases in the host countriesPatient satisfaction:The
overall experience may leave you dissatisfied and once you return home,
you cannot pop down the road to consult with your surgeon again.Clinical outcomes:Clinical
outcomes can be variable, but it is not uncommon for us in the NHS to
be picking us the pieces of patients who have been abroad for cosmetic
surgery. A survery of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive
and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) has shown that 37% of us have seen a
patient in the National Health Service with
complications arising from overseas cosmetic surgery. In another survey
in the UK, 60% of complications were of emergency nature requiring
inpatient admissionContinuity of care - before and after your surgery:Unfortunately,
this vital part of your treatment is non existent. Medical tourism
involves travelling to another country and your body may take time to
aclimatise to that country's ecosystem. A detailed physical examination
is not possible prior to your procedure and the contemplated surgery is
at its best a good guess as to what you may need. You may contact
disease that it completely irrelevant to your surgery in the country you
are travelling to. Long haul travell immediatly before or after your
surgery increases your risk of clots in your legs or lungs which can be
potentially life threatening. Should you be unfortunate enough to have a
complication once you return home, your surgeon (who should be your
principal carer after your surgery), will not be around. Privacy and confidentiality:This
is very variable and difficult to regulate outside your own country.
Data protection may not have the same confidentiality when you are
travelling and your photographs could potentially end up on the
internet. Infection and cross-border spread of antimicrobial resistance and dangerous pathogens:This
is a serious problem and not only does it lead to spread of rare
infections from country to country, but it can result in a patient
returning from a country and being sick with symptoms that the local
physicians may not be familiar with. This can delay diagnosis and
treatment and can have serious implications on the health of the
patient. External Quality Assessment and accreditation:Medical
tourism services remain largely unregulated and a huge issue
that needs to be faced up to is whether or not the quality and
safety standards on offer through medical tourism are to be trusted.
One of the major concerns related to medical tourism is the ethical
aspects of treatment and if treatments offered are justified or simply
offered to run a business. Accreditation:It is very
difficult to verify the qualifications of your so called plastic surgeon
when travelling abroad. In the UK, a fully trained and qualified
Plastic Surgeon is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic
Surgery (FRCS Plast), is on the Specialist
register for plastic surgery with the General Medical Council (GMC) and
is
usually a member of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive
and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and British Association of Aesthetic
Surgeons (BAAPS).