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Question from a patient · Plastic Surgery

How long does the pain last before I am fully healed?

Omone Tessy Okolo · United States
Dr Abdulrazak Abdulsalam Verified doctor
MBBS, MSc (Burn Care), MRCSEd, FWACS (Plast) · United Kingdom · 16 Jun 2026
After a Tummy Tuck surgery, you will be prescribed some analgesia to help you manage pain. In my practice, my patients usually don’t need any pain medications after 5 days.
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