As you would assume, there isn’t a set recovery for various plastic surgeries. Liposuction is a very easy recovery, while a tummy tuck is much more involved. For most procedures it makes sense to have someone at home with you for at least the first day. They can help with stuff like cooking or maybe helping you get to the bathroom and such. Much of your recovery will be dictated by the incision lengths and locations. One of the easier recoveries involves eyelid surgery, which really only requires basically a one-week recovery. There is residual swelling after that, but it’s no big deal. A tummy tuck can take months to fully recover. That’s because the incision stretches from hipbone to hipbone (or longer for extended tucks), and the procedure involves bringing separated muscles back to the center of the abdomen and re-anchoring them. For weeks, the patient cannot lift more than 8 pounds. Initially, even walking about has to be done with a certain hunched over posture, due to the incision. Liposuction involves only tiny incisions that usually don’t even require sutures; they’re just closed with Steri-Strips. Patients who’ve had just a single area treated with liposuction can usually return to work in just a couple days. Any cosmetic surgery involves some amount of recovery but as long as you expect that, you’ll be able to work through it and you’ll soon realize the changes that you’ve desired. During your consultation, Dr. Turk will discuss with you in detail what will be involved in your recovery.