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You will probably be in some pain after you wake up from the general anaesthetic. Painkilling medicine can be provided if needed. You will leave hospital with dressings and a pressure garment corset on your tummy, or tummy-control pants. Someone will need to drive you home and stay with you for the following 24 hours. You will need to take about 4 to 6 weeks off work and exercise.
You will not be able to drive for a few weeks after the operation your surgeon and insurance company can advise you about this. You'll usually need to wear a special type of corset or tummy-control pants for 6 weeks, to encourage your skin to heal properly and to reduce any swelling. Generally, you'll need to take it easy during this time and keep your knees bent while in bed, to avoid putting strain on your stitches.
After a few weeks you will probably be asked to attend a follow-up appointment to make sure the wound is healing properly. After 6 weeks you will usually be able to stop wearing a corset and may return to doing most of your usually activities. You will be left with a scar running across your lower tummy and, if you had a full abdominoplasty, a scar around your belly button.
The surgeon should explain how likely these risks and complications are, and how they would be treated if they happened. Avoid taking aspirin, certain anti-inflammatory medications and some herbal medications that can cause increased bleeding. Regardless of the type of surgery to be performed, hydration is very important before and after surgery for safe recovery.
If he or she recommends weight benchmarks or lifestyle changes, do your best to achieve them to ensure the best results and minimize the chance of complications. Prepare your home for your recovery before surgery: If you have children, arrange for them to be cared for.
If you will not have someone to prepare every meal, have easy-to-reheat meals on hand or cook your own and freeze them for heating up later. Choose healthful meals and snacks. Place all of your food and toiletries within easy reach, preferably at hip level, so that you do not have to reach, bend over or climb up to get them. Purchase several bags of frozen peas, usually three "sets" of what you will require for icing your surgical area.
Place several bottles of water and plain, low-sodium crackers on your nightstand. Place Wet-naps, Kleenex and a roll of paper towels within reach. Place a digital thermometer near the bed so that you will be reminded to take your temperature. Make sure your remote controls have fresh batteries or are fully charged. Have plenty of reading materialand movies ready in advance so that you will have something to do when you are not sleeping.
Have your cellphone, charger cord and a power supply nearby as well. You can use your cellphone in an emergency and also to call or text your caretaker. Set up your bed with plenty of pillows, including body pillows. If you have a recliner, you may wish to sleep there instead. Whether your surgery is performed on an inpatient or outpatient basis and whether you stay overnight at a recovery center is based on many variables, including your medical issues, the amount of surgery you will undergo, the length of time your surgery takes, other procedures that may be performed at the same time, and the availability of your caregiver at home.
Your board-certified plastic surgeon is your best guide. If you go home the same day, be sure to arrange for someone to drive you home after surgery and to stay with you for at least the first night following surgery. Your tummy-tuck surgery may be performed in a hospital, free-standing ambulatory facility or an office-based surgical suite. Your surgeon will give you an estimate of how long your surgery will last based on the details of your surgery.
You will receive medications to keep you comfortable during the surgical procedure. Local anesthesia combined with sedation may be an option or you will receive general anesthesia. An anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist will be present to administer sedatives or general anesthesia and assist in monitoring.
For your safety during the surgery, various monitors will be used to check your heart, blood pressure, pulse and the amount of oxygen circulating in your blood. Your plastic surgeon will follow the surgical plan discussed with you before surgery. Once the surgery has begun, he or she may decide to combine various techniques or change a technique to ensure the best result. It is important that you feel comfortable and trust your doctor to make these decisions.
The surgical dressings used will depend on the procedures you undergo. Surgical drains may also be placed. After surgery, you will be taken into a recovery area, where you will continue to be closely monitored. Before leaving for home, you or someone looking after you should feel comfortable emptying and resetting your drains. You may go home on the day of surgery or spend one or two nights in an aftercare center with a nurse, unless you and your plastic surgeon have made other plans for your immediate post-operative recovery.
Your doctor will discuss how long it will be before you can return to your normal level of activity and work following liposuction.
After surgery, you and your caregiver will receive detailed instructions about your post-surgical care, including information about: Drains, if they have been placed Normal symptoms you will experience Any potential signs of complications. See options for short-term recovery locations in Aftercare and Recovery Planning Toolkit. You may expect the following immediately after the procedure: As the anesthesia wears off, you may feel dizzy, disoriented, and nauseated.
These sensations should pass within a few hours, although some types of oral pain medications may cause these symptoms to recur. If you return home the same day, you will need someone to drive you. Depending on the extent of the procedure, you may be required to spend a night or two in the hospital recovering from surgery. Immediately following an abdominoplasty, expect your abdomen to feel very sore or tender.
Any pain you feel can be controlled with pain medications. Most tummy tuck patients require several days of bed rest, even if they return home the same day as their surgery. Your incision site will be covered with a dressing to keep the area clean and protected.
You will also be wearing a wide elastic compression garment to reduce swelling and provide support to the skin as it tightens. You will wear this garment for several weeks.
Depending on the extent of your abdominoplasty, you may have tubes in your incision to drain away fluid. You will be asked to empty the drains a few times a day and keep track of how much fluid comes out. Drains are usually removed from three to fourteen days after your surgery, depending on how much fluid is coming out. If you have traditional sutures, these will typically be removed within the first week or two absorbable sutures will not have to be removed.
Your surgeon should provide you with detailed instructions for managing your drains, changing your bandages, and showering during recovery. You will also be told whether you can put any ointment on your incisions to reduce discomfort. Common side effects experienced by abdominoplasty patients include redness, bruising, and swelling. These effects usually subside in one to three weeks as your body adjusts to the new contours and the incisions heal.
Recovery time frame after a tummy tuck Recovery from a tummy tuck procedure occurs over a period of six months or more. In the first couple of days, managing pain and avoiding complications is your top priority. The first week will be the worst, and you will still feel like you are recovering for about two to three weeks. After a few weeks, regaining mobility and fitness becomes important. After several months, you can start evaluating the aesthetic outcome of your surgery.
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