Is 2weeks Enought Time to Recover Before Going Back to Teaching After Breast Enlargement?

Generally, I advise patients that they can start doing more intense physical activity at 3 weeks, and upper body strength exercises at 6 weeks after surgery. If you don't lift heavy things in your job or things like that, then you can probably return to work in a week or two if your recovery is going well and your job is sedentary. However, you should ask your surgeon as they may have different guidelines.  

For the type of work you do, two weeks recovery should've more than enough, but always get the final approval from your plastic surgeon. At two weeks, for my patients, the only restriction would be heavy lifting, working out, or sexual activity, for which you would have to wait three to four weeks.

Hi pinkicedcupcake-

Regardless of breast implant type, or breast pocket placement above or below the muscle, your recovery time should be less than 2 weeks.  With use of numbing medicine right before your procedure, and given through a pain pump for several days after your procedure, you should be able to get back to teaching within 1 week, and probably less. 

 

The ability to have pain medicine dispensed under your skin, right in the area of surgery, really helps you to feel less pain and recover much more quickly from a breast augmentation.  Make sure to ask your plastic surgeon about these "tweaks" which help with pain relief!

 

Best Wishes,

Roy

Most patients can go back to work after 1 week following a breast augmentation. This is if your job does not involve and heavy lifting, pushing or pulling. Being that you are a teacher, 2 weeks is plenty of time to return to work as long as you don't have any complications.

Each surgeon has his or her own guidelines for recovery. Typically, patients can return to light activity after 5 to 7 days. More strenuous activity may take 3 to 6 weeks. Consult with your board certified surgeon as he or she will understand the scope of the surgery and the specifics of you.

A two week recovery following a breast augmentation is more than enough with regards to your job as a teacher. Most of my patients who are teachers do successfully return to school within 5 - 7 days - so don't worry!

You a cutting it close but it can be done. But you are not going to have a very happy Xmas and New Year while recovering - pain in healing. Best of luck. 

Usually I tell my patients that if the worked for me, that I would give them 5 days off for the surgery.  Seventy percent of my patients are on tylenol 24 hours after surgery.  They may be "walking wounded" for a couple to 3 days after surgery.  Two weeks is more than enough in my practice for sure!

 

Most patients are back to work within 4-5 days of surgery, as long as their job doesn't require heavy lifting. We suggest patients also avoid pushing and pulling for some time and wear a compression-sized sports bra for about a month.

if all goes well with surgery, 2 weeks should be more than enough time to return to work as a teacher. care with the amount you lift, and over activity with your arms, but you should be fine