| Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty surgery is a major | | | | important to observe this recovery time to ensure that |
| surgical procedure. As with any major surgical | | | | the abdomen is healthy and strong before enduring a |
| procedure, recovery can take anything from a couple | | | | major surgery. |
| of weeks to a couple of months. You can generally | | | | Recovering from a tummy tuck is similar to recovering |
| expect for a year to pass before you can fully enjoy | | | | from any major surgery involving the abdomen. Give |
| the benefits of a tummy tuck. | | | | yourself a lot of time to fully heal before attempting to |
| A tummy tuck aims to tighten the abdomen walls and | | | | lift any heavy objects. Lifting heavy objects will put |
| muscles. It is also a procedure done to trim excess fat | | | | some stress on the abdominal muscles and this could |
| from the abdomen. The end result is often a nice trim | | | | result in injury to the already scarred muscles. |
| abdomen with a manageable waistline. | | | | Keep up a regular amount of fluid intake to ensure |
| Although some people think that a tummy tuck is a | | | | proper hydration. This is especially true immediately |
| magical solution to help them lose a lot of weight, this | | | | after surgery. The surgeon might limit your fluid intake |
| simply isn't true. Tummy tucks are most effective on | | | | in the beginning because a tummy tuck surgery is |
| people with problems in the abdominal area and are | | | | normally done under general anesthesia. However, |
| within 30% of their calculated ideal body weight. A | | | | your fluid intake is compensated with an IV drip. |
| good surgeon will almost always refuse to perform a | | | | Another important thing to take note is that you need |
| tummy tuck on an obese person. The risks are too | | | | to get out of bed as soon as you can and move |
| great and the end result cannot be guaranteed. | | | | about after your tummy tuck surgery. This movement |
| Pregnancy is another big factor that will have an | | | | will help to promote the healing of your wounds and will |
| impact on a tummy tuck. Pregnancy puts a lot of | | | | speed up your recovery time by ensuring good blood |
| pressure on the abdominal walls, which could undo a | | | | circulation. Lying prone in bed after a major surgery is |
| tummy tuck. Even after going through all planned | | | | actually one of the worst things that you can do. |
| pregnancies, the body needs time to recover. It is | | | | |