Both my boyfriend and his grandfather (who we are taking care of) smoke cigarettes. They only smoke outside the house but if I travel in a car with them, they typically smoke in the car. I try to avoid breathing it in as much as possible. I plan to be extra viligent about avoiding it around my BA. What timeframe is the most critical for this (i.e. How many weeks beforehand and after)? Also, do I need to have my boyfriend change his clothes after smoking? What can happen if I am exposed to it?
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You should be ready to return to sexual activity not earlier than 2 weeks, if you feel comfortable. Intimate contact with breast should be avoided until healing is fully completed, that usually means 6 weeks.There may be some specific details of your specific post-operative regiment, which...
Best to run this question by your plastic surgeon who knows your situation and is ultimately responsible for your care. As you know, the concern with the “anatomical” breast implants is the potential for movement/rotation of the breast implants. If I were you, I would avoid anything tha...
At nine weeks after breast augmentation you are very early to be worried. The implants will drop over the next 6 months, They look fine for this time period. Most likely, it is not capsular contracture this early after surgery.
