How long after tummy tuck can you take a bath?

Thanks for the question. After a tummy tuck surgery you can take a shower after 48 hours. I wish you all the best.

I recommend all of my patients to take a shower 48 hours after surgery, even with the drain in place.  I leave the steri-strips on for 2 weeks, and then remove.  However, always follow your plastic surgeon's protocol for their post operative instructions.  It is always good to keep a surgical incision clean, and dry.  I hope this helped.  Best wishes

Good question. I let my patients shower 2 days after a tummy tuck with their drains in place. Regarding a bath, I want all their steri strips off with no residual scabbing present prior to bathing. On average, I would say this is three to four weeks.

I allow my patients to get into the shower at 48 hours postop, and into a bath 3-4 weeks if the incision is healed. Just a word of caution, your abdominal skin is still numb and be careful not to injure your skin with the hot water.

I generally allow my patient to shower 48 hours after surgery, even with the drains.  As far as taking a bath where the incisions are immersed, I generally would like my patients to wait about 4 weeks before doing that, that includes going into a pool as well.Good luck.  Make sure your discuss this with your plastic surgeon as every patient is different and every surgeon has their own protocol.