What is recovery like with a mommy makeover?

Congratulations on your decision to move forward with surgery. I know it's a big step, and being worried is natural. You don't have to worry about being "comatose" once you're home. Usually patients wake up drowsy from anesthesia, but we don't have your family see you until you're more awake and conversant. If you want to recover with a little more peace and quiet, we offer patients a recovery house staffed with a very attentive nurse. The first one-two weeks is the toughest in terms of discomfort. Our patient can start slow exercise at the 4 week mark.

A recovery with Mastopexy, breast Augmentation and tummy tuck can look very overwhelming because of the multiple areas involved.
As surgeons we understand the need not to feel "comatose" secondary to medications, but we also know that its important to take your pain medication as scheduled in the early days of surgery to avoid those "un bearable" stretches

In my practice i often combine Multi Modal Therapy (3-4 different pain medications taken at different intervals) along with anaesthetic blocks (such as a TAP or Spinal).

These two modalities have changed how my patients recover and most of them are in good spirits by as early as a few days, and none of them have the nasty side effects of excessive narcotic use.

Most patients are able to perform their normal activities of daily living at around 2 weeks, but it takes about 2-4 months for full recovery. Women with small children usually need help with their children for about 3 weeks.

A “mommy makeover” is one of the most confidence transforming procedures that I perform. Rather than being a single procedure, it is actually a several procedures to restore your body and confidence to its pre-pregnancy appearance.
Each Mommy Makeover is a unique and delicate combination of procedures which may include: Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), Breast lift (mastopexy), Breast augmentation and Liposuction. I carefully tailor each surgery to the specific goals for each patient, and therefore each Mommy Makeover surgery is unique.
Following your surgery, the healing process is the combination of both your breast procedures and tummy procedures. Depending on the extent of the procedure and patient preference, you may wish to spend one night in the surgery center, or an after-care facility. You will begin ambulating the next day. For the first week you may have trouble standing fully upright due to the tightening of your skin. Depending on your occupation and activity level you may return to work and light activity around two weeks. At around 6 weeks you can generally resume your usual activities and restart your exercise routines.