Is it common for people to need to stay overnight after getting a tummy tuck?

Question:

Is it common for people to need to stay overnight after getting a tummy tuck?

Answer:

The current standard of care is for people to go home after tummy tucks. In fact, all of my tummy tuck patients go home unless their tummy tuck is combined with enough other procedures that the total length of surgery is over 6 hours (incredible rare in my practice). After doing it this way for 6 years, I no longer see any advantage to an overnight stay.