| The recovery period following a tummy tuck | | | | and can make sure that you are well on your way to |
| procedure varies from person to person but at the | | | | recovering following your tummy tuck procedure even |
| same time there is also many constants pertaining to | | | | before you go out the door. |
| the actual recovery period. For starters, during the first | | | | If you were to undergo the tumescent tummy tuck |
| couple days following your tummy tuck surgery you | | | | procedure than you can also expect a quick recovery |
| can expect that the abdominal region will be painful | | | | period but in many cases where you may undergo |
| and swollen. Furthermore there will also be noticeable | | | | any of the other various forms of the tummy tuck |
| bruising as well as numbness of the skin in the general | | | | surgery the length of the recovery period may vary. |
| abdominal region. This will greatly be reduced as long | | | | Depending on the underlying circumstances involved in |
| as you take your pain medications as well as the | | | | the tummy tuck procedure the surgeon will most likely |
| antibiotics that your surgeon prescribed to you after | | | | give you a complete list of suggestions and care tips |
| undergoing the tummy tuck surgery. | | | | following your tummy tuck procedure and following |
| You may be released from the hospital within only a | | | | these guidelines is essential. Remember that the |
| couple hours following post-op depending on the | | | | surgeon has experience in dealing with the recovery |
| extent of the surgery but in many cases you will | | | | of his or her patients and therefore also has the |
| usually have to stay the night for observation. Since | | | | understanding of what can and what will not help |
| that average tummy tuck patient stays in the hospital | | | | speed up the recovery process. It is therefore |
| for no more than 23 hours, depending on the time of | | | | important to discuss any decisions regarding your |
| day that the surgery was performed you can most | | | | recovery with the surgeon in charge of the tummy |
| likely expect to stay until the next morning. It is also | | | | tuck surgery to make sure that the decision is |
| important that you do not ruch in trying to leave the | | | | beneficial to your particular circumstances. |
| hospital as the nurses are experienced in their jobs | | | | |