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The specific answer to your question should come from your own plastic surgeon. In my practice you would be permitted to vacuum as soon as you felt comfortable doing so.
There is no absolute answer to things like this. Any answer is based on a hunch rather than science and should be taken as such. My approach is to ask my patients to limit exercises that specifically stress the core for 6 weeks and to walk somewhat hunched for a week. After that week, a gradual progression towards normal activity levels is pretty standard. I encourage walking the night of surgery so, theoretically, if you vacuumed hunched over, I'd say okay and good work getting up and about. But your surgery is a once in your life experience. Don't push it. Relax and know that your house will be clean eventually.Best,Dr. Pyle
There is vacuuming and then serious big time vacuuming I guess. Forget work and take care of yourself. You can walk about progressively for exercise and after 21 days you can do anything you desire. My Best, Dr C
Thanks for your question. As you can see from the other answers, applying ice packs to reduce swelling isn't recommended and likely won't do much to reduce swelling anyways. It has the potential to cause "frostbite" injury to the skin because some areas are still numb right after surgery. I'd...
Anything is possible. It can decrease in size. Rarely does it increase. A lot depends on time present and magnitude. Generally we watch these for 6 months to a year and longer if decreasing. If large it is best to remove it early. I favor removal...
Congratulations! What an exciting time for you. At this point there is no standard order, and you will see different ideas from different surgeons. It is important to discuss with your surgeon all the factors that can play into this decision. I like to discuss with patients what is...
