Tummy Tuck Recovery

The patient must check all possible hospitals in the area of the patients choice and the hospital and the operating doctor have to be well researched before finalizing the decision. The hygienic condition of the hospital should be checked as infection after the operation sets in if the surrounding area is not sterile .Case studies of the doctor’s previous operations tell of the surgeons experience and capability. The tummy tuck cost varies and the patient should find out whether the total cost includes consultation fees of the doctor, the hospitalization and the follow up.

Once the operation is over, whether it is a normal one or a mini, the doctor’s orders have to be followed to the letter. The operated area may be tender and delicate. Sutures have to be carefully removed if they are not the absorbable type before the patient is discharged and goes home.  Contact with any infected person should be strictly avoided.  Infection should be avoided and the patients should consume only prescribed food as abdominolasty involves all the internal organs of the abdomen.  In most cases, the patient may be prescribed a liquid diet till the internal organs are all back to normal.

Rest should be adequate and the patient should not go out of the way to lift heavy articles, or bend unnecessarily or even attempt driving till the operating surgeon gives the green light. The dressing on the wound may be heavy in the beginning and light later on. The tube which may have been inserted in the abdominal cavity to drain off excess post operative fluid should not be allowed to shift of move. There may be slight pain or discomfort after the procedure and the patient should consult the doctor in the event of some excessive difficulty.

The total tummy tuck recovery may take about three to six months after the operation and the patient should be realistic and accept it without expecting miracles. Though the abdominal profile may show a dramatic change, the patient should be realistic.