A Plastic Surgeon Becomes the Patient: Dr. Smita Ramanadham's C-Section Recovery

This week on Lipstick and Lipo we have exciting news Dr. Smita is back, and she's a new mom! With a seven-week-old at home, Smita is sharing what it was like to be on the other side of surgery for the very first time. As surgeons, we talk our patients through recovery every single day, but experiencing it firsthand is a whole different story. We're comparing C-section recovery to tummy tuck recovery, talking about why having a support system matters so much in that first month, and getting into what it was really like for Smita to return to the OR just five weeks after giving birth. What You'll Learn: How C-section recovery compares to a tummy tuck and why they're not the same surgery. Why tummy tuck patients get more recovery support than new moms (and how that changes healing). Why the recovery advice we give patients turned out to be accurate firsthand. How to know when you're ready to return to activity after surgery and why easing in matters. What options exist if you don't have a support network at home. What going back to the OR five weeks post-C-section was actually like. Don't forget to subscribe we've got lots more plastic surgery content headed your way. Connect with Dr. Smita Website Instagram Connect with Dr. Amalfi Website Instagram