How to prepare your body for a tummy tuck?

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How to prepare your body for a tummy tuck?

Before the tummy tuck surgery the surgeon will take a full medical history, possibly perform a full physical examination and furnish the patient with a set of pre operative instructions. These instructions will include advice on how to stop smoking, to avoid alcohol and generally maintain a healthy lifestyle prior to the operation. Maintaining hydration levels are very important as is a healthy diet.

Certain medications may need to be stopped, although it is important to take the advice of the doctor on this, as well as any herbal supplements. An abdominoplasty requires a 4-6 week recovery time when, certainly initially, it will be very difficult to move around and do things. It is therefore important to organise help for these first few days, make sure all necessary supplies have been bought e.g. dressings, compression clothes, ice packs and that there is plenty of healthy food in the house.