Question:
How soon after tt can you have other procedures?
I will only have a few weeks of sick leave to use for all my plastic surgery work done. How close together can procedures be done. How much can I get done while out on sick leave for six to eight weeks. I want a tt, arm lift, breast lift, and thigh lift. — betseylovelace (posted on July 9, 2004)
July 10, 2004
You need to talk with your PS. My PS would NOT do TT and Breasts together.
He will do breast, arms together. He did not release me from my TT to
start the 'breast' until 8 weeks.
— star .
July 10, 2004
p.s. each person might be different; but I was off '4' weeks with my TT.
— star .
July 10, 2004
My ps will only do one procedure at a time, and there is atleast 8 weeks
between procedures, he feels that gives the procedure enough time to heal
before the next procedure. I have seen on this site people have had two or
three or more procedures done at one time, I guess that would depend on
your ps. You might want to post this question on the Plastic Surgery
Message Board for more responses.
— cindy
July 10, 2004
I had LBL, BL, and Inner Thigh Lift all done during one surgery. I was in
surgery for 6.5 hours and took 6 weeks off work. I could have probably
gone back to work at 5 weeks but had the time built up and decided to make
sure I was well rested before returning. Some surgeons won't do this much
work at one time but most skilled surgeons can do at least two procedures
at once.
— [Deactivated Member]
July 10, 2004
Normally most PS's will do a arm lift and breast lift at the same time.
You might, and I say might be able to get a TT and thigh lift at the same
time. It all depends on how much work you actually need done. Also what
do you mean by a thigh lift. If you are talking the incision down the
inside of the leg then normally most surgeons will not do that extensive of
work with anything else. If you are talking a lateral thigh lift (outside
of thighs), that typically can be done at the same time as a TT and the
total procedure then becomes a lower body lift (LBL).
<p>I had a major LBL done at once. It involved removal of 19 lbs of
skin and 10-1/2 hours of surgery. I lost almost 5 units of blood and took
like 4 weeks before I began to feel human again. I did go back to work
part time the 3rd week and very slowly worked my way back to full time. It
was probably close to 6 weeks before I was consistently full time. I also
had major drain problems and ended up with 9 drains for 8-1/2 weeks. I
came out of surgery with 5 drains, which were removed at 3+ weeks. I then
had 4 more drain put back in over time as problem areas arose. We knew
when the original 5 were removed I would have problems as I was still
producing tons of fluid but the surgeon did not feel comfortable leaving
those original 5 drains in any longer. I also ended up with a tear at the
top of the butt crack that had to be packed for 3 months till it healed
totally closed. So that surgery was a long recovery and had some
significant problems. I was originally supposed to have the 2nd stage of
my abdominoplasty (above the belly button), 10 weeks after the LBL. At 6
weeks we went back to insurance and got an extension as there was no way I
was ready for surgery again. I waited an extra month and that made it so
much better.
<p>I had the 2nd stage 5 weeks ago and I have recovered much faster
and went back to work part time the 2nd week. Since I had so much less
skin to undermine (lift up) I did not have the fluid/drain problems this
time. I had 3 drains and all came out a few days short of 2 weeks.
<p>Personally I would plan on doing them at least 2-3 months apart,
especially if you can combine them and do two procedures each time. All I
know is I would not want to gable that everything goes just as planned and
not have a contingency plan.
— zoedogcbr
July 18, 2004
Betsey, I am 11 days post of a tummy tuck, breast lift with augmentation
and an arm lift (cut from armpit to elbow), oh and a revision of my gastric
bypass scar. I am back at work and feeling great. I took a total of 7
work days off. I will be having my butt lift and thigh lift (cut from
groin to knee) in 5 weeks and will only be taking off 7 days for that.
It's all in how your body handles surgery and how fast you bounce back.
I'm an extremely FAST healer and have no pain and/or incisional problems
except for a leaking belly button. My surgeon says that the next surgery
can be performed as soon as your blood levels and blood tests results are
back to normal. Good luck to you!
— SMG I.
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