How long is the recovery for you from the arm tuck?

Hi, I am going to be having an arm tuck and was wondering how long until you were feeling ok after it. Thanks       Gail

I went back to work after 2 weeks but was on restrictions of lifting no more than 5 lbs. for 6 weeks.  After 3 - 4 weeks I felt really good and felt like I could do everything I did before surgery.  I waited until the 6 weeks my doctor said to wait and felt great.

I had it all and to me the arms were the easiest, youu can'y ;ift ,ore then 5 lbs for 6 weeks,
Ihad it done on a MOnday & PS removed my drains & changed the ace bandages to a compression garment on Wednesday & I was driving on Thursday. I felt great once the drains were out & I got the garment
Susan

I have to agree with Susan the arms were not all that bad.  By the time I was discharged from the hospital I was taking care of myself.  I was evening cooking and doing dishes a few days out. 

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I stayed 2 nights but only because I live so far from my surgeon...it was just easier than having to come back to have the drains removed (he took them out on my 2nd day).

I think the arms were difficult not because of pain but because I was so limited to what I could do....can't fully stretch them, can't reach anything on the top 2 shelves, couldn't even reach my head to shampoo my hair for the first week (I think it was that long).

Anyhow, you'll be fine.....not really painful but you should take your pain meds the first few days for sure then see how you feel..

I'll be thinking of you on Monday.
TTFN
Ruth

Thanks everyone for the advice. Now I will shake my magic wand and make it be next wednesday and it will over and I will be  starting to heal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(LOL)  Sounds like though it is the least of all the plastic surgeries as far as pain.   Gail

I must be the odd girl out.  For me, my arms were 100X more painful than my TT.  My TT was a walk in the park.  I literally had very little discomfort, however my arms had a lot of discomfort and still don't feel like my arms.  He removed 5 lbs from both arms combined.  He lipo'd also to make them shapely.  I think they are lovely and I love my new arms.  But 10 weeks out I am still wearing my garment during the day because it feels better.  Actually with the garment its 90% better.  Without, the garment, they hurt and they still swell a lot.  The garment keeps the swelling down.,

Do they usually weight the skin & fat they remove? Just curious - or did you have to ask them to tell you?? Di they weigh the aft from the lipo - or just tell how much??

I am having lipo done with my arms as well, I have heard that the lipo is painful.

I'm pretty sure most PS weigh the skin they remove and they measure the fat removed per lipo.  You're going with Dr Sauceda, right?  If you ask him after your surgery  how much he removed, he'll tell you.  He does great work with arms.  You'll love your results, but post lipo is very painful!

On February 20, 2010 at 7:13 PM Pacific Time, Iam_with_the_Band wrote: I'm pretty sure most PS weigh the skin they remove and they measure the fat removed per lipo.  You're going with Dr Sauceda, right?  If you ask him after your surgery  how much he removed, he'll tell you.  He does great work with arms.  You'll love your results, but post lipo is very painful! Things did not work out with Dr. S - I am going to CR for my work. I have heard that the lipo is quite painful & I am gearing up mentally for that.

I will ask my PS how much they removed.
Thanks!