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Recovery Time for Breast Implants to Go on Vacation?
If I get breast implants on a Thursday, will I be able to go on Vacation by the following Friday? I was unsure of the recovery time because one friend was ok to go back to work in a day, while another one took three weeks. Your advice is appreciated.
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Breast Augmentation Surgery
Thank you for your question. Congratulations on your planned operation and vacation. As you have seen with your friend's experiences, every patient is different. I would certainly not plan on strenuous activity (water skiing or scuba diving) 8 days after your surgery. You may have to clear specific activities planned with your plastic surgeon.
Best Wishes.
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Vacation after breast augmentation
It depends entirely on what you have planned for your vacation. If you are planning on driving 2 hours to a nice resort and catching up on your reading and embroidery, go for it. If you are planning on flying to Greece for a week of stand up paddle board yoga, forget it. You should discuss this with your surgeon prior to making any reservations!
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Recovery Time
Recovery time following breast augmentation varies from patient to patient. The most important variable is you – are you healthy? How have you recovered from surgery in the past? Do you have a high tolerance for pain?
Healthy patients not only recover faster but also have fewer complications. Breast augmentation involving placement of implants can be performed placing the implant on top of the pectoralis muscle under the breast gland termed...
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Breast Augmentation Recovery
Breast Augmentation is outpatient surgery. After surgery, you may experience some soreness that should be easily managed with one-two pain pills every 6 hours. Usually, my patients do not require pain medications beyond 2-3 days. After surgery you will have swelling in the upper pole of your breast. This swelling resolves over 2-3 weeks. I recommend no heavy lifting or strenuous activity for 3-4 weeks after surgery. Usually, 24-48 hrs after surgery, most patients feel comfortable doing...
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Vacation schedule and breast augmentation
Briefly, there are 2 concerns: 1) Problems with the healing phase or late bleeding- and therefore not having access to your surgeon. 2) Long travel-sitting for extended hours in a plane or car- increasing the chance of a blood clot in the legs after an anesthetic/surgical procedure. Fortunately this is much less common with breast augmentation, in contrast to procedures such as an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Be sure to discuss these issues with your surgeon well in advance of your...
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Breast implants
You did not specify if you will be going out of the country or staying in the States. Under normal circumstances I would say that recovery is adequate for non-vacationers, however, in cases of vacations, unless they are not too remote, I would err on the safe side. Not only would activities be limited, but what if you experienced a post-operative complication and could not reach a doctor. I typically advise my patients to wait one month if they are going out of the...
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Recovery Time After Breast Augmentation
Allowing yourself one week to recover is usually ample time to resume 'routine' activities following a breast augmentation. If the implants are placed in the subglandular position, your recovery should be more rapid than if they are placed under the muscle. Keep in mind, that you may be able to go on vacation, your plastic surgeon is likely to give you activity limitations including no heavy lifting or brisk exercise. Hopefully your vacation plans involve relaxation...
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