Recovery: A Complete Guide to the Second Half of Your Surgery

Monique Ramsey gathers years of recovery answers into one guide that follows the whole arc — the mindset going in, the first hard days, and what healing actually feels like procedure by procedure. Along the way the LJCSC surgeons and team get specific: why a breast augmentation under the muscle aches more than one placed over it, how long eyelid swelling really lasts, when it's safe to drive again, what a 360 liposuction recovery involves with drains and compression, and the clean-sheets-and-no-pets rule nobody thinks about until they're already home. There's also the part people forget to plan for — where to stay those first nights, the lymphatic help that opens women's eyes the day after their drains come out, and one surgeon's answer to a golfer who wanted to hit balls two days post-op. (It's no.) Links Meet the San Diego plastic surgeons at La Jolla Cosmetic: La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre Learn more about surgery recovery and aftercare: recovery at La Jolla Cosmetic Please request your free consultation online at https://www.ljcsc.com/ or call La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, San Diego, at (858) 452-1981 for more information. Questions answered by this episode Why shouldn't you use ice after plastic surgery? How long does swelling last after eyelid surgery? Do you need someone to stay with you after outpatient surgery? What is recovery like after a breast augmentation under the muscle? When can you drive again after cosmetic surgery? How long before you can exercise again after surgery? What does recovery from a 360 liposuction or BBL involve? Why do surgeons use drains, and what happens when they come out? Can lymphatic massage help with swelling after a tummy tuck? How should you prepare your home before plastic surgery? About this podcast Learn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, the 12x winner of the San Diego's Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine's Best of San Diego Awards. Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego's most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty. La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus. To learn more, go to LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSC Watch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube @LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentre The La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Podcast is a production of The Axis: theaxis.io Theme music: Busy People, SOOP