Most breast reductions are performed as outpatient procedures. Pain is usually limited following a breast redcution and well controlled with oral pain medications. There may be rare instances when a patient's medical condition warrants an overnight hospitalization following breast reduction.
Breast reduction has become an outpatient procedure.
We send many of our patients to an aftercare facility for a nights' stay with an RN both for the safety of the patient and their comfort as well, especially if a big reduction is performed, if the patient is older or there are any health issues.
Although each patient's circumstance is different, assuming a healthy patient with no significant risk factors, breast reduction is predominantly performed as an out-patient. However, adequate post-operative must be ensured with a reasonable person caring for the patient or sending the patient to an after-care facility. Most reductions are relatively low-pain procedures, however you must be prepared for treating pain if it develops. treating nausea and vomiting from the anesthesia, and caring for drains, hygiene, and ambulation immediately after surgery.
Most of our patients are treated in accredited out-patient surgicenters and either go to a post-operative care facility with nurses or go home with a responsible adult caretaker. Of course, there are patients with significant risks factors such as cardiac problems, hypertension, bleeding disorders that would benefit from having surgery in a hospital or who undergo massive reduction with significant blood loss or prolonged intraoperative time.
It is very acceptable to perform a breast reduction procedure as an outpatient procedure as long as you are healthy and you will have an adult taking care of you that same night. The proper safety precautions to protect against blood clots,chest infections, etc.. will have to be explained to you in order any problems. I ask my patients to come on the frist post-operative day to make sure they will get out of bed and walk, and review all instructions again with them.
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