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Preparing for your abdominoplasty surgery
Your surgeon will give you specific instructions on how to prepare for tummy tuck surgery, including guidelines on eating and drinking, smoking, and taking or avoiding certain vitamins, and medications.

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
Many surgeons perform both partial and complete abdominoplasties in an outpatient surgical center or an office-based facility. Others prefer the hospital, where their patients can stay for several days.

Types of anesthesia
Your doctor may select general anesthesia, so you'll sleep through the operation.

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.)

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Highlights: About Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
                      Options for Pain Control
                      Preparing for Surgery
                      Stop Smoking
                      Pre-operative Instructions
                      Post-Operative Care
                      Activity Restrictions
                      Recovery Time
                      Resuming Normal Activities

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New York City · Abdominoplasty: Board-certified plastic surgeon Scott J. Zevon MD maintains this website to provide general health information to the public, not medical advice to individuals. If you are interested in the abdominoplasty procedure, please contact us at our Manhattan plastic surgery office to schedule a consultation with Dr. Zevon.