Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!

Skin removal/cosmetic surgery recommendations

Purple Star emoji 22 items
This section is for all things related to having a tummy tuck/abdominal repair/brachialplasty
 
April Baker profile picture
This is definitely a must have you can choose to use around your neck or not. I have them just clipped to my waist inside the bags and it really helps keeping all of the bloody looking fluids out of sight and out of mind and it makes going to the bat...
Drain Holder After Tummy Tuck - Amazon.com
 
April Baker profile picture
You will want to start out taking whatever medication you feel comfortable with depending on what kind of scars you’ve gotten or how much your pain tolerance is, but having ibuprofen not only just helped with the pain. It helps with the inflammation ...
ibuprofen 800 mg tablet - Kaiser Permanente
 
April Baker profile picture
This pillow is a must have. From the first week of being in my Lift recliner to moving into my bed. This is what helps your behind stay cushioned and not fall asleep at all. It really does suck honestly. I carry it with me if I’m going on a car ride ...
BlissTrends Donut Pillow Seat Cushion
 
April Baker profile picture
This is a great deal for having to wrap your arms after every shower for those first two weeks that you required to do so. They don’t stick to your incisions which is really nice and you just wrap your ace bandage on top of them after you’ve wrapped ...
AZEN 25 Pack Gauze Rolls Bandages 3in x 4.1yd
 
April Baker profile picture
I grabbed two boxes of these to have I plan on cutting them down the middle and then applying them to all of my scars on my stomach and then my arms as well. I plan on using these for at least six months to a year postop. I have seen so many people’s...
Silicone Scar Sheets & Tape for Scars
 
April Baker profile picture
Honestly, this is definitely a lifesaver. I started taking this on day three and by day five I was going regularly. Adjust your dose as you need to because you don’t want to have diarrhea and cause dehydration but with pain pills comes constipation s...
Milk of Magnesia Constipation Relief | Phillips'®
 
April Baker profile picture
These are seriously another lifesaver. You can freeze these and then use them or just use them after being the refrigerator but either way it goes it’s gonna bring the most relief to having hemorrhoids from the constipation or just helping to slow th...
TUCKS Medicated Cooling Pads, 100 Count
 
April Baker profile picture
Trust me on this one. If you’re getting your arms done or even just your stomach, you’re gonna wanna drink one of these other days to help with the inflammation and swelling to your hands and feet and abdomen area. I enjoy it best over water and ice ...
Pineapple Juice in Juices - Walmart.com
 
April Baker profile picture
This has saved me so many times. It allows me to be in my bed sitting up in the position. I need to be during recovery, but also allows me to be comfortable and to keep my legs and arms elevated when I need to and there’s so many different pieces tha...
WEDGE PILLOWS – Lunix
 
April Baker profile picture
This is the closest thing I could find to what my chair looks like without posting my own photo because I can’t get down to the model number. I feel like any other you get as long as it is a lift recliner is going to be your place of sleeping for at ...
Lift Recliners - Ashley Furniture
 
April Baker profile picture
I kept the pack of these all over the house. I use them to wipe myself down or wipe my face or clean up a small mess or wipe my mouth out to wake up in the morning to feel like I had taken a shower when I wasn’t able to take a shower. The fresh scent...
Buy Flushable Toilet Wet Wipes Safe For septic System | Charmin
 
April Baker profile picture
Literally 30 g of protein for this meal is great. It really does fill you up and make you feel completely full but not overly full and you get your protein in and it taste really great and the fact that it’s a microwavable helps you when you’re not a...
Meat Lovers Breakfast Bowl - Banquet
 
April Baker profile picture
Another high protein breakfast to add to the menu. You’re not gonna wanna feel like cooking that first week especially so having this to throw in the microwave is literally a lifesaver. And honestly, it does taste really good. I wasn’t expecting it t...
Sausage and Gravy Breakfast Bowl - Banquet
 
April Baker profile picture
OK, I know I gave you one other option for constipation, but sometimes that doesn’t work fast enough and I will tell you that if it gets really bad this needs to be refrigerated so it’s really cold and you just have to chug it down, but it will work ...
Walgreens Magnesium Citrate - Lemon
 
April Baker profile picture
So a part of my putting together a kit for after my surgery when I came home to recover was to make sure that I had my gummy’s every single morning. These help with cognition and they’re super foods and they help keep you staying regular after you mi...
Grüns Daily Nutrition
 
April Baker profile picture
Often times they will give you medication for nausea and yes, it does work, but I find that if I drink one of these that it definitely does help with giving me that sweet tooth fixed but also calms my stomach down. This flavor is limited edition so I...
Canada Dry Fruit Splash Strawberry Ginger Ale Zero Sugar
 
April Baker profile picture
Next to my bed on my recovery table, I have a box of snacks and in that includes these bars. They are full of protein and they are low-carb and these taste delicious. I love the yummy crunchy from the pretzel with the salt mixed with the sweetness of...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel High Protein Bar - Atkins Online Store
 
April Baker profile picture
Now hear me out I know we’re looking at baby food, but you have to know that after you have your surgery you’re not always gonna feel like wanting to eat 100 g of protein a day in the beginning. Sometimes it’s gonna be hard to get anything down and t...
Fruities Pouch Variety Pack Stage 2 Baby Food Beech-Nut
 
April Baker profile picture
You’re probably never thought you would see this if you’re done having kids, but you need this if you’re getting your arms done as well because you’re not always gonna be able to reach the spots that you need to in order to wipe or get yourself clean...
Peri Bottle - Amazon.com
 
April Baker profile picture
I didn’t think I was gonna need a heating pad. I thought that you always would use ice, but my doctor told me to use a heating pad when I’m feeling sore or swollen and honestly, it did me a world of good. It helped calm down the inflammation and brin...
Deepsoon Electric Heating Pad for Back & Neck
 
April Baker profile picture
FYI for getting your arms done especially you’re gonna need everything to be front closure for the first couple of weeks because you can’t lift your arms up high enough to put everything over your head and if you don’t have someone to get you dressed...
Ekouaer Womens Ribbed Knit 2-Piece Pajama Set
 
April Baker profile picture
OK so I don’t like any protein drinks at all and someone bought this for me and it is a high protein milkshake. It tastes so good. It has 26 g of protein but the great part about it is it only has six net carbs for the entire serving and it also has ...
Core Power Strawberry Banana 26g Protein Shake - Fairlife