How long will my skin remain tender after Tummy tuck, muscle repair and flank lipo?

Healing after a tummy tuck is usually retty straight forward. There is a process of swelling and bruising that peaks at 3 days after surgery and then undergoes the first stage of major resolution in the first 2 weeks after surgery. The lateer phase of healing takes place over the 2-3 months after surgery where everything really settles and softens. It is after this time that we are getting close to the final result, though this varies patient to patient. A person is born with a certain number of fat cells, and the body does not create more during life. The body increases and decreases size of the fat compartments through hypertrophy or atrophy of fat cells that are there.Liposuction is a body-sculpting procedure to remove fat that is unresponsive to dieting and exercising. Liposuction is a popular procedure in both men and women. Liposuction slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits, improving your body contours and proportion, and ultimately, enhancing your self-image.Well done liposuction should offer results that are long lasting as fat cells do not grow back. Most people who are good candidates for liposuction also have a relatively healthy lifestyle and so we find that the vast majority of our patients getting liposuction with us in Colombia aare very happy for many years afterwards.That said, you definitely have to choose your surgeon correctly and make sure that he/she has the training and experience to meet your goals with absolute safety. Best is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with specialized expertise in this procedure.

Tenderness and skin sensitivity can last for a few weeks after surgery.  You just had your surgery so the worst pain you will experience is in the first week, and then it will rapidly improve.  Massage with your doctor's guidance may help with sensitive spots but discuss this in person with you physician. 

Disconfort and tenderness are common after a tummy tuck. The duration of these symptoms vary depending on the patient's body ability to heal and pain tolerance. In average these symptoms last for 2 weeks, in some patients they could last longer or shorter.

I usually tell my patients that significant discomfort is limited to the first week, maybe two, after an invasive tummy tuck, tightening, and lipo. I only expect patients to have very significant pain over the first few days, and generally after two or three days they are off of Percocet. The next several days they're still very sore, and moving a bit slower than normal. The second week Tylenol and ibuprofen is usually enough to do the trick, and they're moving about doing most tasks that do not require any stress or strain. By the third week, there will still be some soreness, especially over areas of liposuction. By the fourth and fifth week, this has continued to subside where in most patients it is not much of a bother at all anymore. So, it is different for everyone, and gradual. Best of luck!Dr. SubbioBoard-Certified Plastic SurgeonNewtown Square/Philadelphia, PA

Congratulations on having undergone the tummy tuck procedure. The answer will vary from one patient to another; for some patients tenderness remains for a few weeks, for others several months. On the other hand, patients who undergo tummy tuck surgery may have areas of numbness that persists for months to years ( and may have areas of permanent numbness). Best wishes.

Most patients recover from tenderness in 3 -4 months.  However same answer does not apply to everyone. Each person is different in their pain threshold.

Thanks for your question.  Minor aches and pains, including skin sensitivity, can persist for 3 to 6 months after surgery, sometimes even longer.  Loss of sensitivity above the incision is permanent to a degree, although the area of numbness shrinks over the first year.  Hope this helps!Dr. Nicolas M. Hynes, MSc, MD, FRCS(C)Lotus Cosmetic Surgery Centre

You can stay tender for upto 6 monhts following tummy tuck surgery as new nerves begin to grow back and innervate your abdominal skin.