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While it depends on your individual comfort level, there is no waiting period between surgery and your return to stilletos. The sooner you can go back to the things that make you feel like yourself again the quicker you'll feel like the journey was worth it! Talk to your surgeon of course for any specific instructions pertaining to your case but in my experience the better you feel about the way you look post operatively the sooner you can move forward with your new look. Enjoy your new body!
As soon as you are comfortable walking upright, you can start wearing heals. This will not alter your recovery. It may be slightly more uncomfortable, as now your tummy and feet will be sore at the end of the day, not just your feet :)) I wish you a safe and happy recovery.
It's okay to wear high heels as soon as you are comfortable walking in them after surgery. This will not happen in the first week! In the beginning plan to wear flat, comfortable shoes that will make walking as easy as possible. You will have enough to worry about right after tummy tuck surgery without worrying about falling down on high heels.
I think it would depend on how quickly your abdominal strength recovers and how soon you come off pain medications postoperatively. There is nothing inherently unsafe about wearing heels with regard to your healing, assuming you don't fall down! Consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon or 2 and ask about aftercare recommendations.
After a tummy tuck, it's generally recommended to avoid wearing high heels until you're fully recovered. This is because high heels can affect your posture and the way you walk, which might strain your abdomen and potentially hinder your healing process. Most plastic surgeons recommend waiting...
5 weeks out and you are massaging the scar and you hear a POP. One POP and no residual pain or deformity. You messed up nothing. It was, as you said, probably a stitch that popped. It's not the first time that that has happened. There are probably a hundred...
Generally, an clean open wound heals more quickly with a sterile saline-soaked dressing packed gently into its depth, about once or twice a day. You will have to ask your surgeon why he recommended a dry dressing.
