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Prepare to breast augmentation
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How should I prepare for breast
augmentation surgery?
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What is the recovery for breast
augmentation?
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For faster recovery
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What happens
after breast augmentation surgery?
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What are my
limitations in activity post-operatively?
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How should I
prepare for breast
augmentation surgery?
About two weeks prior to surgery, patients
should stop smoking or drinking alcohol to
reduce the risk of blood clots and
infection. Certain medications such as
aspirin or anti-inflammatory drugs should
also be avoided as they may increase
bleeding. If your breast augmentation is
performed on an outpatient basis, it is
important to arrange a ride home from the
hospital and ask someone to stay with you
the first night.
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What is the recovery for breast
augmentation?
The recovery period after breast
augmentation surgery may take two or three
weeks. All dressings will be removed several
days after surgery and patients are usually
permitted to shower within the first week.
Patients may resume normal activities, but
should avoid heavy lifting, or physical
contact with breasts for up to three weeks.
Bruising and discoloration will disappear
rather quickly and swelling should go down
in a month. Keep in mind that arm movement
may be limited for two to three weeks.
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Pain Level:
Above the muscle: Mild to moderate discomfort. Below the muscle: Moderate to
severe discomfort following placement under the muscle. 1-2 weeks of pain
medication
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Swelling: Above
the muscle: 4 days-2 weeks.
Below the muscle: 2-12 weeks.
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Bruising: Up to
2 weeks. Some patients experience no bruising.
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Numbness: 1-2
weeks.
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Work: Above the
muscle: 1 week Below the muscle: 1-2 weeks.
If job is strenuous or requires
lifting, wait a month.
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Exercise: Wait
2-4 weeks
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Final result:
Above the muscle: 1 month. Below the muscle: 4 months
On the day of surgery you will feel sleepy
and may feel pain or be nauseated. Your
chest may feel tight and uncomfortable. Your
arms and back may also be sore. Pain
medication will be prescribed to minimize
your discomfort.
After surgery your breasts will be very
firm, high, and swollen. After about a
month, the swelling will be gone and they
will be lower, smaller and softer. It may
take up to a year for the implants to settle
into a permanent position.
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For faster recovery
m
What happens
after breast augmentation surgery?
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What are my
limitations in activity post-operatively?
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