When can I shower if my incision is closed with nylon sutures?

Thank you for your question. 
After breast augmentation surgery, I usually recommend delaying shower for at least 48 to 72 hours. After that, patients easily can take a shower but not submerging themselves in a bathtub or hot tub for at least 2 weeks.

However, following your surgeon's recommendation it is still the best option because, in each breast surgery, different conditions can occur.

In my practice, I tell patients to wait 2 days or 48 hours before showering. They can then take a normal shower and wash their breasts using antibacterial soap. I tell patients not to submerge themselves in a bathtub or hot tub for at least 2 weeks. The nylon sutures are usually removed in a week. If you have concerns about the timing of taking a shower, you should always check with your surgeon first. Good luck with your Breast Implant surgery!

All my wounds are closed using internal dissolving sutures and covered with a waterproof dressing. This dressing remains intact until the first post-op appointment at 1 week. I advise all my patients they can have a shower the day aftersurgery and have water simply run over your dressings...but leave the dressingintact and simply pat them dry after the shower. Showering is fine, butsubmerging yourself in water such as a bath or swimming is not allowed until 3weeks post-op at which stage you no longer have any wound dressings on and yourwounds are dry and healing nicely.