"Doctor, how much will it hurt?" This is one of the first questions every patient asks before deciding to have an abdominoplasty.

And the honest answer is: pain exists, but it's not the same for all patients and doesn't remain the same throughout the recovery.

In this video, I explain what discomfort is usually like after an abdominoplasty, when it's most intense, when it starts to improve, and what you can do to make this recovery smoother.

And stay until the end because I'm going to talk about something that many patients confuse with pain but is actually part of the normal recovery process.

📌 What you will learn:
• Does abdominoplasty really hurt a lot?
• When discomfort is most intense post-operatively?
• What is normal to feel and what needs medical attention?
• How to properly control pain?
• When pain is a warning sign and cannot be ignored?

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Dr. Guilherme Madruga
Plastic Surgeon | CRM RS 22301 | RQE 15978
Member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (SBCP)

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