Can someone got to the beach a week after the surgery?

If you are
concerned about what your body may look like, it is important to note that
bruising and mild swelling are to be expected immediately after an operation
like this. You should start to notice improvement within two to four weeks and
should have a relatively final impression of your results anywhere from three
to six months. Vigorous exercise should be avoided for at least 2 weeks after
any sort of procedure, as it is important that your body gets the proper rest
in order to heal. Even relaxing on the beach could prove detrimental to the
healing process, as it is best to keep new scars out of direct sunlight.

I assume you are talking about the procedure of lipocontouring. Bruising varies tremendously from area to area (i.e., neck vs thighs) and person to person.    As a rule of thumb, I ask my patients not to go into the sun until all of the bruising has completely disappeared.  Bruised skin means healing skin that should not be traumatized by external factors such as sun exposure. You can have sex after two weeks even with those who are not your significant other.  Ha - but, yes, you certainly can start having sex again taking into account a host of different factors one of which you hit on: how much discomfort the person still has, how you look both to you as well as your partner, whether there is any residual drainage, etc.  One of my other rule of thumbs is to tell the patient that if they feel up to having sex then go right on ahead.