Recovering from a Tummy Tuck
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Dr. Sarah Mess
IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING
A TUMMY TUCK OPERATION,
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW
ALL ABOUT THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
Dr. Sarah Mess
YOUR DOCTOR
WILL GIVE YOU
DETAILED RECOVERY
INSTRUCTIONS,
AND IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT YOU FOLLOW
THEM CLOSELY.
Dr. Sarah Mess
SOMETIMES IT IS
NECESSARY FOR
TUMMY TUCK
PATIENTS TO STAY
OVERNIGHT IN THE
HOSPITAL AFTER
THE PROCEDURE.
Dr. Sarah Mess
MOST PATIENTS HAVE
TO LIMIT THEMSELVES
TO MINIMAL
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
FOR THREE DAYS
TO A WEEK.
Dr. Sarah Mess
IT IS IMPERATIVE TO
AVOID PLACING
UNNECESSARY STRAIN
ON THE INCISIONS
MADE FROM
THE PROCEDURE.
Dr. Sarah Mess
THE DAY AFTER
THE SURGERY YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO WALK
AROUND AND ENGAGE
IN EVERY DAY ACTIVITIES,
PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT
TOO PHYSICALLY STRENUOUS.
Dr. Sarah Mess
IF YOU HAVE A
SEDENTARY JOB THAT
INVOLVES SITTING
AT A DESK, YOU CAN
GO BACK TO WORK
WITHIN A WEEK
AT THE LATEST.
Dr. Sarah Mess
YOU WILL NEED TO
VISIT YOUR SURGEON
THE DAY AFTER
THE SURGERY SO
HE OR SHE CAN
FULLY ASSESS YOUR
CURRENT CONDITION.