Once your tummy tuck surgery is over, you will be closely monitored until you are discharged. It’s important to have someone you trust pick you up to take you home as driving will be impossible, and it will also be a challenge to walk and stand at first.
You will be given compression garments to wear and detailed post-operative instructions to follow. It is critical that you closely follow these instructions, as failure to do so may result in poor wound healing, poor scarring, undesired results, and even infection or further injury.
The first few days after surgery will be the most difficult, so it’s important to take it easy and rest. Do not lift heavy objects or perform any strenuous activities. As you attend your postoperative appointments with Dr. Aghayan, he will let you know when you can resume normal activity. General daily activities should be able to recommence about two weeks after surgery. You can expect to start exercising around eight weeks post-op.