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5 Tips For A Comfortable Recovery From Breast Augmentation Surgery

10 March 2017 by Dylan Owens

The decision to have breast augmentation surgery is a complicated one, and typically involves a lot of research and carefully choosing the perfect surgeon. Now that your surgery is scheduled, you may be feeling a bit nervous about the recovery process. With a little advanced planning and special care, your recovery from breast augmentation will be comfortable and safe. Here are 5 tips for a comfortable recovery from breast augmentation surgery:

Make Sure You Have Time to Recover

Recovery time will depend on the specifics of your surgery, but expect a minimum of 3-7 days with greatly reduced physical activity, and probably a few more weeks of soreness and sensitivity. Your surgeon should be able to give a specific recommendation for how long you will most likely need to take off of work, as well as instructions for gradually resuming normal physical activity.

For the first few days to a week after your surgery, you will need to enlist the help of close friends or family members. In addition to being physically sore and unable to lift anything heavy those first few days, you may also be groggy from pain medication. Arranging ahead of time for help from loved ones, including a ride home from surgery and help with childcare and household chores, will make your recovery much easier.

Expect a Settling Period

Because your breast implants are foreign objects, it takes a few weeks or so for your body to fully adjust to them and for your implants to completely settle into their correct position. In some cases, one implant will settle before the other, making the results of your breast implant surgery look temporarily a bit odd and not what you were hoping for. As long as you are expecting this to happen and know that it's temporary, the experience of waiting for your implants to settle won't be so alarming.

Get Your Pain Medication Ahead of Time

It's also a good idea to ask your surgeon to write your pain medication prescription before your surgery. This way you can have your medication with you and begin to take it before the sedatives and anesthesia wear off, preventing unnecessary pain. This is also a good idea because you won't be able to drive yourself to the pharmacy after your surgery.

Follow After-Care Instructions for the Best Possible Healing

Your surgeon will give you detailed instructions for taking care of yourself and your implants after your surgery. It's a good idea to read through these instructions ahead of time, when you are not groggy from medication and have a chance to ask questions about anything you find confusing. If your significant other or other loved one will be taking care of you in the hours and days after your surgery, it's important for them to read the after-care instructions as well.

These instructions will include details about how often to change your bandages, when to apply topical ointments that help prevent scarring, and how to perform self massage to help your breast implants settle properly and reduce inflammation and the risk of scarring.

Prepare to Take Great Care of Yourself

Like any major surgery, breast augmentation is taxing for your body, which will need to focus its energy on healing. You can help the process along by planning to get plenty of rest, stay hydrated, and eat light, nutrient-rich food in the days after your surgery. This will give your body the fuel and energy it needs to recover from your breast augmentation.

By following these tips, you will be fully prepared for your breast augmentation recovery. For more information, contact a doctor at a location like the Renaissance Center For Facial & Body Sculpting.

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