Every surgeon has his own routine for dressings following each type of breast surgery. I usually perform the first dressing change four of five days after surgery and remove any drains if they have been placed. Minimal dressings, if any, are applied after that, but the patient can put on a clean sports bra daily. Sutures are removed ten to fourteen days later as most or buried and dissolvable. A clean sports bra is worn 24/7 for a month except for bathing.