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Most patients are fairly sore for about 7 to 10 days. Some tightness particularly when the abdominal muscles are used last for four to six weeks. Different patients however respond differently.
I encourage my tummy tuck patients to ambulate the same day of surgery. But you will be walking in the flexed position. You should be able to walk upright/straight in approximately 7 days. Most of my tummy tuck patients are comfortable to go back to a desk job 10-14 days after surgery. If your work involves strenuous activity or heavy lifting, most surgeons recommend avoiding heavy lifting or strenuous activity for at least 5 weeks. In general, for most desk jobs, I advise patients to take 10-14 days off if possible so you can focus on your recovery and not on deadlines/clients/meetings. Lastly, I recommend the use of long acting numbing medicine to numb out the muscle tightening. I utilize Exparel that can have numbness effects than can last up to 3-4 days. Hope this is helpful. Dr. Basu Houston, TX Best wishes, Dr. Basu Houston, TX
The incision that is made during a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is longer than the C-section incision. By longer, I am referring to length of the incision from hip to hip. The recovery from a tummy tuck incision is reportedly less painful as it does not cut through the muscle, where as a...
It is common to consider a tummy tuck after pregnancy. You are correct that the first place to start is diet and exercise. You will likely have extra skin remaining in your abdomen and also probably a muscle separation. Once your diet and exercise plan is complete you may...
I concur with your plan to be evaluated by a cardiologist to get "Clearance" before any elective surgery. Multiple procedures can be done safely, but it depends on your health status (past medical history), your anatomy, and the amount of surgery/type of procedures to be done. On...
