Your Mommy Makeover Recovery, Protocol-Driven
The exact recovery kit Dr. Piazza recommends after mommy makeover surgery — because healing well is part of the results.
Mommy Makeover Recovery Kit
- HigherDOSE Full Body Red Light MatWall-mounted, zero-contact — sit in a chair so incisions never touch the surface
- Silagen Scar Gel SPF 30Medical-grade silicone with sun protection, once incisions have closed
- Stamets7 Mushroom BlendDaily immune support during recovery
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MOMMY MAKEOVER RECOVERY TIMELINE
A longer recovery, and a kit built for it.
A mommy makeover combines abdominoplasty and waistline liposculpting with breast surgery in a single session of roughly four to six hours, and Dr. Piazza takes particular care to preserve nerve pathways as he goes. The recovery is correspondingly longer than any one of those procedures alone.
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DAYS 1–4
Rest, and the first shower
Plan on resting at home, with early walking encouraged. Foam pads sit over liposculpted areas and an abdominal binder controls swelling; one or two small drains may be used in the tummy area. Showering is typically allowed once the foam compression comes off, around day 4.
FROM THE KIT If Dr. Piazza clears red light this early, the mat is wall-mounted — you sit in front of it, never on it.
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DAYS 5–14
Still home, still resting
Most of the 10 to 14 days at home fall here. Compression garments stay on and walking continues.
FROM THE KIT Stamets7 runs daily throughout.
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~2 WEEKS
Back to work
Most patients return to work around the two-week mark. Discomfort through weeks two and three is generally managed with over-the-counter medication, with compression garments still worn.
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ONCE INCISIONS CLOSE
Scar care begins
Silicone therapy starts only after your incisions have fully closed. Your surgeon confirms when that is.
FROM THE KIT Silagen Scar Gel SPF 30. The sun protection is the point here — a tummy tuck scar is long, low and easy to expose at the pool.
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6 WEEKS
Full activity
Cleared for full activities at around six weeks. Final results emerge over three to six months as swelling fully resolves.
These stages are drawn from Dr. Piazza's mommy makeover procedure guide. Read the full procedure guide (opens in a new tab)