When people come to us to consider Los Angeles plastic surgery, they often inquire about recovery. We believe that is an important issue and best understood in detail before going ahead with any cosmetic surgery procedure. We With good planning, recovery from plastic surgery should be easy and without too much inconvenience, and perhaps most criticial, with minimal discomfort. The key is to comprehend what the procedure entails, and what should and should not be done during your various stages of recovery.

First off, pain: We take steps so you will be comfortable after your procedure. This includes larger procedures such as a tummy tuck or even our Rodeo Drive Mommy Makeover. We place pain medicine in all areas where we work during the procedure. This long-acting local anesthetic is so effective that many of our patients tell us they never have to take pain medicine following their procedure. This is the case with small procedures as well as the larger ones. But we do provide powerful narcotics just in case there is discomfort.

The next thing people inquire about is going to the gym, walking, running, pilates,

and other forms of working out. Following most procedures, we can have you doing some exercise wilean a week or two of surgery. We will work with you and, if you want, your trainer on this issue. There are specific things you can do and others you should avoid for various periods following the various cosmetic surgery procedures. We will tell you in awesome detail the safe things and those that you should avoid. Good communication on these sorts of issues will get you back to your routine quickly and safely. This comes up for all of our patients, including plastic surgery for men.

Many people inquire us when they can go back to work following their procedure. In some cases it is just a day or two. After a rhinoplasty or Beverly Hills breast implants or liposuction we generally tell people to arrange for about 5-7 days off from work. From a tummy tuck it is about 10-14 days.

Recovery from plastic surgery is key to a good result. But it does not need to be something that you fear!