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If you are concerned about your wound, check with your plastic surgeon. Instructions for hygiene should come exclusively from him.
Every surgeon will have their own post-op instructions, so it would be best to consult your surgeon before doing something you are unsure of. Although I typically allow my patients to shower the day after surgery, I like my patients to wait 4 weeks before submerging in any body of water and when all incisions are closed. Best rule of thumb, if you are unsure, ask your surgeon before doing anything. ac
As a general rule I allow my patients to shower the day after surgery. I prefer that patients avoid a bath (I assume you want to stay submerged in water) until I have personally seen them and cleared them for bath or hot tub. So I guess the answer is wait til you can ask you PS. A physical exam is really needed to give you a definitive answer.
Congratulations on having undergone the breast augmentation procedure. Your plastic surgeon will be your best resource when it comes to specific advice. If in doubt, continue to avoid still water until you have communicated with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes.
In general, I allow my patients to shower on the third day after their augmentation. I prefer to avoid baths or hot tubs for 3-4 weeks.
In general, I advise my patients to wait a couple of days after surgery to shower. I prefer that patients avoid a bath (I assume you want to stay submerged in water) until I have personally seen them and cleared them for bath or hot tub. Follow up with your Plastic Surgeon for an in person exam. Best wishes!
Thank you for your question. Since you are uncertain about the appearance of your breast augmentation incisions you should contact your plastic surgeon for specific advice. it is better to follow the advice of your operating surgeon and not follow online recommendations by surgeons who have not examined you.
Dear tsjx_, You question is an excellent one. Particularly for thin, athletic women such as yourself, the perception of submuscular implantation, although excellent for camouflage and blunting the chest wall implant take-off, there can be some motion of the breast implants during pectoralis...
Thank you for asking about your breast implants.I am sorry to hear about the problems you are having.You should return to your surgeon to be checked.It is possible this sensitivity is from nerve recovery after surgery.Or that you are doing too much at this stage - you appear to have large...
Nipple sensation and response to stimulus such as cold can be affected with any method employed for placement. As noted, there is big trend back to the infra-mammary fold approach as there is evidence that the rate of capsule contrcature and infections appear to be less with this approach....