How long is tummy tuck recovery?

Recovery time is the number most readers want first, and the sourced answer is short.

About six weeks by the NHS count

The NHS gives one figure for the whole recovery. It takes about 6 weeks to fully recover and to see the full effect of a tummy tuck.

Work and exercise get a range

For time away, the NHS gives a range instead. You will need to take about 4 to 6 weeks off work and exercise. Build your calendar around the full range, since the NHS applies it to work and exercise alike.

What would change the plan

What changes the plan is your own surgeon's timing. Ask for your personal return-to-work and exercise dates before you arrange time off, and plan on the NHS range only until you have them.

The question that usually follows

Once the calendar is settled, readers ask what the operation itself involves. The Aesthetic Society has a page on tummy tuck surgery (abdominoplasty), and Wikipedia carries an article on abdominoplasty for wider background.