Would I be able to do long international travel (9 hours flying time) 23 days after surgery?

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Hello, I’m a flight attendant , an I’m getting tumescent lipo 360 in 3 weeks, 23 days after i have the surgery I’ll be doing a 9 hour flight, and was wondering if that is possible? My doctor is board certified and said 7 days after surgery I should be fine, but I’m not just doing regular travel, as I’m a flight attendant.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

flying time would be based on your physician,but I allow my clients to travel 7-14 days after surgery. I would suggest hormonal optimziation so you heal more quickly and lose more weight with your procedure (see link). 
You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best.  Traditional liposuction awake and smart liposuction are old methods and do very poorly for tightening skin or significant skin tightening or contouring.  Small problem areas can be improved slightly by these methods.  The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heat the skin with radio-frequency devices such as J PLASMA/RENUVION, InMode BodyTite, ThermiRF to heat the under surface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HIDEF VASER contouring and can only be done by a well . trained body contouring specialist. At the same time fat should be harvested, PRP and stem cells added and injected into muscles or indentations/cellulite to get body shaping and contouring.  This is known as a Brazilian butt lift when you inject the fat to the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face.  Cellulite should also be treated with cellfina, sculptra, subcision and/or fillers such as bellafill, renuva synthetic fat, or sculptra.  If skin is very loose before surgery then it will need to be removed such as lower abdominal skin (tummy tuck/abdominoplasty), breast skin (breast lift), arm skin (brachioplasty).  Overall you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting.  Dr. Emer.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

You should be find to travel 23 days after liposuction, but do wear your compression garments while up in the air. At higher altitude, you can have more swelling.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Seems like 3 weeks postop from lipo 360 should be enough time to be able to work as a flight attendant on a 9 hour flight. But there are NEVER any guarantees. Best to see how you are recovering at 14 days postop.

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