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Preparing for your abdominoplasty surgery If you smoke, plan to quit at least one to two weeks before your surgery and not to resume for at least two weeks after your surgery. Avoid overexposure to the sun before tummy tuck surgery, especially to your abdomen, and do not go on a stringent diet, as both can inhibit your ability to heal. If you develop a cold or infection of any kind, your tummy tuck surgery will probably be postponed. Whether your tummy tuck surgery is done on an outpatient or inpatient basis, you should arrange for someone to drive you home after your surgery, and to help you out for a day or two after you leave the hospital, if needed.
Where your abdominoplasty surgery will be performed
Types of anesthesia Other surgeons use local anesthesia, combined with a sedative to make you drowsy. You'll be awake but relaxed, and your abdominal region will be insensitive to pain. (However, you may feel some tugging or occasional discomfort.) Continue reading about tummy tuck Back to top of tummy tuck section
Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) Patient Information
Pre-operative Instructions © Copyright 1994, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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