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Breast Augmentation Recovery Within 3 Days?
I'm thinking about having another breast augmentation. If I do surgery on Friday, can I go back to work on Monday?
Asked 29 months ago by
Tampa Girl in Tampa, FL
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Recovery after a breast augmentation
Going back to work 3 days after a breast augmentation can be done depending on the intensity of your job. I would recommend avoiding any heavy lifting for 2 weeks, but if you do mostly computer work, for example, this would be fine. Considering it's your second augmentation, the pain will most likely be a lot less. Good luck!
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Back to work in 24 to 48 hours from a breast augmentation
#1 Most of my patients (95%) never take pain meds for this operation. We are able to make this happen by putting in a large amount of long lasting local anesthesia at the end of the surgery.
#2 Most patients are capable of returning to a desk job in 24 to 48 hours, however for an initial first time case, I typically recommend surgery on a Wednesday, to allow a long weekend and then return to work on Monday.
#3 In an implant exchange, which is what I assume you are having, the return to...
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Redo Breast augmentation recovery within 3 days?
Depends on 2 factors: The extent of surgery and the type of work you do.
If the surgery entailed a lot of dissection or taking an old capsule out, the recovery may be longer, although not as long as the first procedure. If it is just a simple replacement of implants with minimal or no dissection, the only concern is the incision, and that usually is not a big concern.
If you have a sedentary occupation and minimal dissection, 3 days may be enough. If, however, you have a very physically...
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Breast augmentation recovery
The vast majority of patients can recover from breast augmentation within three days, provided their work doesn't involve heavy lifting. Most patients who do office work for example, and have surgery on a Friday can return to work by Monday as they are usually off the narcotic pain medication within 72 hours. There are exceptions to this of course and some patients may need a few additional days of pain medication before they feel comfortable returning to work.
Strenuous activity or heavy...
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Recovery from breast augmentation
3 days of recovery is not much. over the muscle insertion will be more comfortable in the first few days.
if your work is not physical, you won t create and injury but you just might not feel good enough to do your job.
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Weekend recovery after breast augmentation
I would never tell a patient that she could return to work 3 days after breast augmentation surgery. If the implants were placed under the muscle, this would be unusual. I would also never categorize any procedure as virtually pain free as every patient is different. I prefer to take a conservative approach. If a patient is able to return to work 3 days afterwards, that is wonderful. However, I couldn't live with myself if a patient had surgery under that expectation, could not return...
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Quick Recovery after Breast Augmentation
It has been my experience that most patients can return to a desk job a few days after surgery if they follow a quick recovery regimen of stretching exercises. Swelling and bruising are minimal and most patients are comfortable without taking narcotics. Some patients take longer and if you have a strenuous job, your recovery may be longer with some lifting restrictions.
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Typically Yes!
The recovery from Breast Augmentation surgery depends a bit on exactly what you mean by recovery. There is a significant variation from patient to patient and exactly what is being done during your surgery. Typically, in my experience, patients having surgery on Friday are usually back to work by Monday. It should be safe to lift a young child within a day or two. However, when it comes to working out or running, I usually tell patients two weeks is the norm. ...
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BBA Recovery
It is important to allow your body to rest and heal. My patients are required to take one week off of work.
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Breast augmentation
Breast augmentattion recovery usually takes more than three days to recover. Depending on the location of the breast implant and overall pain threshold of each patient, the recovery is 1-2 weeks
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Second go around
Tampa Girl,
If your second breast augmentation is a simple exchange of implants, then your plan for returning to work on Monday is reasonable. If your surgery calls for removal of your breast implant capsules or even just cutting the capsules, then you may need more than just a few days off. Of course, it all depends on what type of work you do. Good luck!
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Breast implant surgery and return to work
Recovery time after breast augmentation really vaires. I like patients to take it easy for several days after surgery. One of the worst complications is a hematoma. I would like to avoid that. Rushing back to work after a couple of days may aggravate things and cause problems. If you are very careful and do not over exert yourself and you only work at a desk it is possible.
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Breast augmentation recovery
If the pockets from your implants are good and are going to be reused, it is usually a very minimal recovery to change implants. The more that needs to be done, though, the greater the recovery.
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Recovery after augmentation can be rapid the second time around
With primary breast augmentation, or having implants for the first time, recovery is about one week though sometimes a bit longer, or a bit less. After implants have worn and are leaking, or selecting a larger size, secondary augmentation, the recovery can be quite rapid. Replacing implants means most often the pocket has been created and there is a space ready and waiting for the new implant. The capsule may be in need of adjustment though most of the work, and recovery, has already...
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Breast Augmentation Recovery & Returning to work
It is important to have realistic expectations when preparing your breast augmentation surgery. Your return to work depends on your type of profession, implant position, incision location, and overall health. Everyone varies in their recovery abilities, any activity that involves lifting, bending, or straining should be avoided for a minimum of 2-3 weeks. Patients who receive sub-glandular breast implant placement requires less breast augmentation recovery time than patients who receive...
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Breast augmentation recovery
How soon you are able to go back to work depends on what works you do. Typically the pain from an augmentation will last 24-72 hours with the discomfort tapering off although it may linger intermittently for a week or so. However, recovery is not onlygauged by pain since the tissues have to heal adequately. Submuscular augmentation requires manipulating and dividing some portion of the pectoralis muscle. Stressing this muscle too much after surgery can cause increased pain, bleeding, and...
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Returning to work 3 days after breast augmentation
Patients who have desk jobs can return to work the next day without jeopardizing the operation. Whether they feel like they want to go to work is another story.
Implants under the pectoralis muscle are more painful than those above. Most patients have significant soreness for several days.
Patients will also feel a bit "puny" after surgery. That is lethargic and a bit depressed as a normal physiologic response to the operation. It takes a few days to get over this.
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Breast augmentation revisions are usually easier
Hello,
As long as you are just having something simple like an implant exchange and you have a low activity job, you would probably be OK. Ask your surgeon to be sure, of course.
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Possible to return to work 3 days after breast augmentation
Many factors affect the post operative recovery and the return back to work. The type of work you do and your tolerance for discomfort are key factors. Breast augmentation is a short surgical procedure, with proper peri-operative pain control and good surgical technique patient recover well in a short time. All the best!
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