Massages after Mommy makeover? (Photo)

Thanks for your question.  The majority of my patients don't have massage after mommy makeover surgery and they seem to recover quite well.  That stated,  I would recommend talking to your plastic surgeon to see if they think it will help.

In general, I think it's a good idea to perform a lymphatic massage over the tummy area and to wear a support garment from breast to thigh, but every surgeon has his or her own specific post operative care. Therefore, make sure to consult your surgeon as to what is best for you. Congratulations on your new figure -- Dr. Nazarian

Tummy Tuck and Liposculture always require massages, in fact, without massages you have no guarantee of good results. You need this treatment to avoid lumps and hardness on the areas you get worked on, and, also, to drain possible rest of liquid that might be left after your drain is removed. I always recommend my patients to start with the massages on the 5th day post-op, and to take at least 10 sessions of 30 minutes minimum, you can get more sessions if desired, like 15th or 20.  I hope this answer was helpful. 

Thank you very much for sharing your concerns with us.To reduce the swelling after a mommy makeover I recommend you perform daily lymphatic drainage massage therapy over the abdomen and wear a postoperative girdle from thigh to the breasts.Kind regards,Dr. Emma Mallol Cotes.-

I am not quite sure what you are pertaining to but scar massage is encouraged but its not necessary to give a good result.

There is no scientific proof that massage is any benefit to the final aesthetic product after mommy makeover. Certainly avoid massage that is painful as this could be harmful to the healing tissues. Light massage for comfort is probably okay but this should be cleared by your surgeon.

Sorry to disagree...although massage will likely make you feel better and possibly help a bit with your swelling, results are strictly surgeon, technique and candidate dependent...outstanding body contouring surgery can rarely be screwed up by reasonable patients exercising common sense or enhanced by well meaning patients with lists of "do's and don'ts'...reasonable judgment, high levels of motivation, prudent activity and varying degrees of patience and time are generally all that's necessary after a great operation provided there are no significant complications

I do usually have my patients do massage both for a breast augmentation and tummy tuck.  I usually have them begin 1 to 2 weeks following the procedure.  However, check with your surgeon and and follow their recommendations.  Best wishes, Dr. Lepore.