Healing After Augmentation: Consequences to Not Taking Required Downtime?

What are the consequences of not taking the recommended time to heal after a breast augmentation? I had surgery 3 weeks ago, by week one I wasn't in a lot of pain and was back to minimal house work and taking care of small children.

At week two I had no pain and was doing practically everything I have done in the past except for lifting heavy objects. Will there be any consequences for not following guidelines? Should I be concerned?

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6 Doctor Answers | Asked by 4kristen in Westmoreland, KS

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Breast augmentation

The amount of activity whill frequently depend on such factors as your body shape, implant location and the exact activity you are doing. You should follow your surgeons recommendations

Doing too much too soon can cause problems after breast augmentation surgery!

Good surgery causes minimal discomfort and makes it hard to have patients keep their activities low so they don't bleed and form capsular contracture, or require re-operation for hematoma evacuation! Some surgeons even "market" their breast augmentation "special techniques" as enabling their patients to go dancing the night after surgery! WOW, that must be some great surgeon! The reality is that tissues need to heal, and assuming you do not have some metabolic or... more

Healing after breast augmentation, how much time off

Healing after breast augmentation will vary, and generally we ask individuals to rest about a week and then return to work and play. This works for most, though some need more time. If you feel well and are pain free great, and there is little harm your day to day activity will do. Stop at the point of soreness, and avoid upper body exercise six weeks. After one week it unlikely that you can cause bleeding, and your activity should have nothing to do with capsular contracture. Best of... more

Healing after breast augmentation

The better patients feel after surgery, the harder it is to get them to follow activity restrictions. While restrictions may vary from surgeon to surgeon based upon their experience, remember that your surgeon has presented you with restrictions in an attempt to maximize your chances for the best long term outcome. Following them as closely as possible is always the best advice. Good luck. My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or... more

Healing after augmentation

Most of the restrictions we give you after augmentation are to prevent bleeding and implant malposition. Even small amounts of bleeding can increase your risk of capsular contracture. It is difficult when you have young children, but take it easy. Remember, you did this surgery for you and you deserve some down time so that you get the best results.

Once the implant is adherent and skin healed, the consequences are low

Once your implant is adherent and skin healed the consequences are low. The following points will should be considered: Usually the skin is sealed by 5 days (can shower) but it takes 6 weeks for it to be durable for load (ie exercise) Easier to recover from subglandular than submuscular as muscle dissection painful and slightly higher risk of fluid collection around implant. Too much activity early after surgery causes implant movement and prevents adherence and... more