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Thank you foryour question.A caretaker/caregiverwould be very helpful in case a friend, spouse, or family member won’t be thereto help. If you arereceiving breast and butt implants within one day to one week of each other, you will befacing soreness and discomfort making it difficult to carry out most activitiesin the first few days (i.e., first 4 days). This is why following your surgeon’srecovery instructions will be crucial to achieve aesthetically pleasing resultswithout the complications.For most people,the first two weeks following surgery can be difficult. After breastaugmentation, most patients are able to return to a desk job after 4-5 days (aweek). After 2-3 weeks, you should be able to begin your light exerciseroutine, such as brisk walking, and aerobics. You should not use your arms to liftanything more than 10 pounds for at least 2 weeks. Point to note is that youwant to avoid using your chest muscles and you use your chest muscles for many things such as dressing,washing your hair, driving, opening a door, carrying things, etc. After receivingbutt implants, it is advised not to sit on you buttocks for 2 to 3 weeks. Whenyou start sitting down after 2 weeks, it is always a good idea to periodicallystand up for 30 seconds every 30 minutes to relieve the pressure.You should beable to walk, and you will be required to sleep on your side to avoid puttingpressure on either of the implants (breast and butt).Considering allthis, most patients would require a caregiver for 1-2 weeks, but it trulydepends on you and your needs (e.g., your healing process and your lifestyle).For example, you may have children who need to be cared for, or pets who need to be fed and walked. You mayrequire someone to cook food, or do the dishes, or doing the laundry, etc. Increasing the activity level is dependent on your ownperception of how well you feel. Any minute you feel an activity is causingpressure or causing you to feel stretch in your breasts or incisions, then stopthe activity. Same goes for the butt implants. Hope thisinformation helps.
If you are having these surgeries at the same time you will be very sore in the post-operative period. Luckily, you live in a city with multiple options for great post operative care that is reasonably priced. I would recommend a week at one of these facilities (Serenity in Santa Monica is great as is Pearl Recovery in BH). Good luck! Dr. Meghan Nadeau, Seattle, WA