Surgical Treatment of Obesity

Recovering from Surgery: Therapy

During the postoperative period you will have pain in your incision which will limit your ability to move and breathe deeply.

To prevent lung problems (pneumonia and lung collapse) and clots in your legs, it is extremely important that you get up immediately and walk. We expect that all patients will be out of bed on the day they have their operation and, if possible, walk.

Breathing exercises

To decrease the likelihood of any respiratory problems, we require that you do frequent breathing exercises, as instructed by the respiratory therapy staff, and cough. This reduces the risk of lung collapse and pneumonia.

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