Preparing for Tummy Tuck Surgery in Loudoun

Liposuction and Tummy Tuck Cosmetic Plastic Surgery for Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, & Washington DC

Dr. Michael J. Brown?s office will provide specific instructions on how to best prepare for cosmetic tummy tuck surgery, including guidelines on drinking and eating, smoking, certain vitamins, and medications. If you smoke, it is best to quit two to four weeks before tummy tuck surgery and not to begin again for two weeks after your surgery. Smoking will increase the risks of potential complications for tummy tucks and should be avoided. Nicotine patches or gum are also linked with increasing complications and should not be used in preparation for tummy tuck cosmetic surgery. Medical problems should be managed before tummy tuck surgery. Patients are encouraged to visit their primary physician for a general health assessment before tummy tuck cosmetic surgery.

The following suggestions are a few of the helpful preparations you can perform to assist in making recovery a little more comfortable for yourself:

1) It is best to: Clean the house - or have it cleaned, a few days before your tummy tuck surgery.

2) It is best to: Stock up on foods like pudding, Jell-O, or anything that can be prepared quickly and easily. /p>

3) It is best to: Have all of your laundry taken care of ahead of time.

4) It is best to: Fill all of your prescriptions and buy some bandage dressings beforehand.

5) It is best to: It is good to have movies, books, magazines or a laptop available.

6) It is best to: If possible, have someone help with your kid(s)/pet(s) for the first few days after tummy tuck surgery.

7) It is best to: A comfortable recliner is a helpful or the bed with extra pillows to keep your upper body elevated and pillows under your knees.

8)It is best to: Place items you may need at mid level so that you do not have to reach or bend down. Bending over too far is just as bad as trying to stand up straight prematurely.

9) It is best to: Wear comfortable oversized shirts that can be open from the front, as well as some loose elastic or drawstring pants or pajama bottoms.

10) It is best to: Wash your hair the night before or the morning of your tummy tuck surgery.

11) It is best to: Make arrangements for someone to drive you home from the hospital and to stay home with you for at least 2 days after the tummy tuck surgery.

These steps are not the only preparations to consider when having tummy tuck cosmetic surgery. Lifestyle preparations that include diet, exercise and health maintenance can be very beneficial. A regular exercise routine is also helpful preparation. By building muscle, a patient increases their baseline metabolic rate. This makes it easier to avoid weight gain, especially in the postoperative period when physical activity is minimal. Cardiovascular exercise strengthens the heart and promotes a faster recovery from cosmetic surgery. If a person has a regular exercise routine, it is much easier to resume these activities after recovering from tummy tuck cosmetic surgery. Patients who are active and healthy will have the greatest improvements, fewest complications and fastest recovery from tummy tuck cosmetic surgery.

A person?s pro-active involvement in preparing for tummy tuck cosmetic surgery will help to optimize their results. Maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet is fundamental when planning for cosmetic plastic surgery. Preferably, patients should be at their ideal weight and on a well balanced and nutritional diet. Many patients are motivated to diet and exercise more diligently after seeing the postoperative results from a tummy tuck. Patients who lose additional weight after the tummy tuck procedure will usually see further improvement in their figure.

Make certain that a tummy tuck cosmetic procedure is right for you. When you consider any type of cosmetic surgery, it is best to understand the possible risks and complications of tummy tuck associated with that cosmetic surgery. You may also want to read a few tummy tuck testimonials. We also provide information about the different tummy tuck proceduresand how you will feel through your tummy tuck recovery.You should also read about insurance and financing tummy tuck cosmetic surgery.