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Description
2 weeks post-surgery mommy makeover
Two weeks is early in recovery for a combined procedure like this: swelling is still prominent, especially through the abdomen where the tummy tuck component was performed, and the final waistline contour and breast shape won't be fully visible for several more months as deeper swelling resolves and the repositioned tissue settles. Most patients are also still limiting activity, avoiding strenuous movement and heavy lifting, and may still be wearing a compression garment at this stage to support healing and reduce swelling, particularly around the abdominal repair. Bruising, if present, is typically fading by two weeks rather than at its worst, since bruising tends to peak within the first several days after surgery and then resolve over the following one to two weeks.
Because a mommy makeover combines procedures with different healing timelines in one surgery, breast changes from augmentation or lift typically settle within a few months, while abdominal changes from a tummy tuck, including the muscle repair itself, continue settling for six months or more. Results at two weeks reflect only the earliest stage of a longer process, and comparing this photo to a six-month result from a different patient in this gallery wouldn't be an accurate comparison of the same recovery stage, since the two would represent very different points on that healing timeline. Patients considering this combination of procedures are generally walked through what to expect at each stage during the consultation process, since realistic timeline expectations tend to make the early weeks easier to navigate than going in without a clear sense of when swelling typically resolves. More on what the combined recovery timeline actually involves, procedure by procedure, is on the tummy tuck page.
