Healing your breast augmentation

After breast augmentation can expect, with some variation:

1) Discomfort from the muscle dissection for about the first 3-5 days.

2) Swelling, and maybe some mild bruising, for about the first 2 weeks.

3) No heavy lifting with arms (including lifting kids) for the first month.

4) To start light aerobic activity after 2 weeks.

5) To be back to full activity after the first month.

6) Scars will be thickest around 2-3 weeks after surgery.

7) Scars will be about 80% healed and matured 2 months after surgery.

8) Scars will be fully matured and faded 1 year after surgery.

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There are many factors that can improve postoperative recovery after breast augmentation. One of the most important is the use of intercostal, intraoperative, and breast parenchymal tumescent block during surgery. These will improve pain in the postoperative period. Usually, patients will resume activity within several days and will experience some discomfort for one to two weeks. Heavy lifting should be discouraged for the same period. 

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