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I Read in Dr. Tebbetts Book "The Best Breast", That Recovery is Possible in 24hrs?

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Many factors affect Breast Augmentation Recovery

There is no way any surgeon can assure you that you would have a "24 Hour Recovery" from breast augmentation as Dr. Tebbets reports in his book. I've visited Dr. Tebbets and I am familiar with what he has written, and I share his goals of minimizing surgical trauma and using local anesthesia injections to decrease recovery. That said, I don't take too seriously his "24 hour" claim, nor do I find it particularly helpful for patients. In fact, while I agree that... more

Recovery after Breast Augmentation?

I think it is important not to over promise when discussing recovery after breast of notation. It is a very unusual patient who has a 24-hour recovery. Most patients recover within 2 to 4 days after breast augmentation.There will be swelling and bruising which can last for a couple of weeks. Best wishes.

No pain, no gain after breast augmentation

The term recovery is a relative one. If defined as getting out of bed and talking on the telephone, sure. However, I define recovery as being off pain medication and returning to work. That is the real indicator of recovery and this does not happen 24 hours post-op, regardless of infiltration of local anesthesia into the breast pocket.Generally, the smaller the augment, the lower the pain. However, everyone reacts differently to surgery. I find that, with the... more

24 Hour Recovery After Breast Augmentation

The short answer is YES, but as stated by others, a 24 hour recovery depends how you define recovery. If you define recovery as the ability to resume normal activities and require nothing more than over-the-counter pain medicine within 24 hours, the answer is yes. If you define recovery as feeling like you never had surgery, then the answer is no. Many plastic surgeons, myself include, have adopted Dr. Tebbetts's principles with modifications to assist patients in this rapid recovery.... more

Recovery takes longer than 24 hours!

I do not know what Dr Tebbetts meant by recovery, but return to full duty after breast augmentation takes from 5 days to 6 weeks depending on the physical demands of your job or personal life. Recovery can also mean resolution of swelling which takes a full 3 months or so. Plan on taking pain medicine for several days, having someone drive for you, wait on you hand and foot, and avoid strenuous activity of your chest muscles to avoid stirring up some bleeding. There is no... more

What is the rush!

After surgery, pain is related to several issues; 1-Muscle trauma after submuscular placement of implants, ususally lasts for 1-2 days.. If the implants are placed above the muscle then pain is pretty much eliminated. 2-Tissue Trauma and local bleeding - any bruising or blood around the implant can cause unwanted pain and an increased risk of capsule contracture. If we minimize the trauma and bleeding then these issues are mitigated. Most plastic surgeons will attempt to minimize... more

24 hour recovery after breast augmentation should be defined

While most doctors will debate on what is defined by "recovery", most patients consider to have "recovered" from a procedure when they are able to carry on their daily activities without restrictions. In most cases of breast augmentation where the implant has been placed below the pectoralis muscle, this is not the case. Some factors that will affect recovery are: Proportional sizing of breast implant Short operative time (around 30 minutes)... more

I Read in Dr. Tebbetts Book "The Best Breast", That Recovery is Possible in 24hrs?

I would like to be more direct in my answer. After doing breasts implants for over 34 years it is the rarity to see a "full" recovery in 24 hours. Yes, it is possible but very unlikely. The average "full" recovery is in at least a week. More realisticly, I request my personal patients to plan on 10 days to 2 weeks from full activities. Remember there are so many factors that apply to "fast" healing. Great question

Hoping for "24 hour recovery" from breast augmentation

Dr. Tebbetts has very carefully defined what is meant by a 24 hour recovery from breast augmentation. Essentially this means that his patients can be up and doing light everyday activities while taking only over the counter medications within 24 hours of having breast augmentation surgery. This is absolutely possible, but requires a number of principles to be followed carefully. With careful patient selection, scripted activities and medication use, proportional breast implant sizing,... more

24 Hour Recovery and Breast Augmentation

The principles Dr.Tebbetts has taught us is to minimize the trauma we cause when we perform a breast augmentation or for that matter, any surgical procedure. All surgery involves trauma and everyone responds to trauma differently. By combining limited trauma to the tissues and having a patient who has a limited response to this trauma, it is possible for some patients to return rapidly to their normal activities. Still common sense dictates that you should not overstress your... more

Breast Augmentation Recovery in 24 hours

There are several principles that a surgeon should adhere to in order to enable the fastest possible recovery. This includes performing the surgery with the least amount of trauma to the tissues. In the best circumstances, recovery can be achieved in only 24 hours. This means that you can return to basic activites the next day. This however, does not mean that you can return to exercise, heavy lifting, or intense activities. There are several other things that must be considered,... more

Dr Tebbetts' book and recovery

24 hour recovery is a goal we would like for all our patients, but everyone has different pain thresholds. I also do not want my patients to be too active the first few weeks, because unwanted hemorrhage( bleeding) can potentially ruin a great result. Usually in my experience, patients feel ok within a few days, and can go back to "desk work" in about 5-7 days.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Recovery after a breast augmentation

When performed with a careful thought process, gentle dissection, and reasonably sized implant, a quick recovery process can be anticipated. However, every individual is different as are all the circumstances surrounding their surgery. The recovery process greatly depends upon the pain tolerance of the patient, the pocket location selected (subglandular versus submuscular), the amount of local anesthesia used, the dissection technique, and again, how large of an implant is used. Most of my... more

The recovery will vary from patient to patient

The recovery from the breast augmentation depends on the surgeons techniques , patients pain tolerance ,patient tissue and the size of the implant. We all can hope for 24 hour recovery,but the reality is the it will be different for each individual patient. The long term result of the breast augmentation is more important than the period of recovery. You can have above the muscle implant with very quick recovery ,but long term problem with the tissue atrophy.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

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New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Recovery after breast implant surgery

That is not totally true and will never be totally true. If you have the surgery and start vigorous excercise the next day including jogging you will have a problem. It is however possible that you could go on with your daily life the day after, be sociable etc. It will always take a few weeks before you can resume vigorous exercise. I hope you realize that this format of posting questions and receiving answers lacks the face to face direct communication required for you to make an... more

It Depends

It depends on what you mean by recovery. Being able to function reasonably well is possible, but there is healing that needs to take place, and a reasonable optimistic expectation is what I would recommend.

I Read in Dr. Tebbetts Book "The Best Breast", That Recovery is Possible in 24hrs?

Dr. John Tebbetts is an amazing surgeon who taught and inspired many of us. If breast augmentation is done without undue injury to the ribs and surrounding tissues and without loss of any blood, rapid recovery IS possible in 24 hours in many patients. Peter A Aldea, MD