When can I fly home after plastic surgery?
The date your surgeon clears you to fly matters more than any other on your itinerary. Here is how we set it.
Written byDr. Valentina OspinaPlastic surgeon, body contouringFlying soon after surgery raises the risk of blood clots: you sit still for hours in a dry, pressurised cabin while your body is still healing. That risk is why every itinerary on this site ends with a clearance day, not a flight date you choose.
How we set the date
It depends on the procedure, the length of surgery and you. Face procedures usually clear in seven to twelve days; body procedures in ten to fourteen. Longer or combined surgeries need longer.
On the plane
Compression stockings, an aisle seat, water and a walk every hour. Your surgeon may also prescribe a medicine to prevent clots.
General information, not medical advice. Ask your surgeon about your own case.
Start with a
video consultation.
Thirty minutes with your surgeon from home. You get a written quote and dates, whether or not you go ahead.
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