This week I'll be attending a meeting with my plastic surgeon for breast reduction, and I wanted to know beforehand, would I have to hire a nurse for aftercare or do plastic surgeons normally hire nurses for after-care?
January 8, 2015
Answer: Nursing care after plastic surgery Without knowing more about your situation, it is impossible to give you specific advice. However, in general breast reduction surgery is outpatient - meaning you can go home the same day. If you have a relative or responsible adult that can take care of you, that is usually sufficient. However, if you want private duty nursing, your plastic surgery office most likely can arrange that for you. Often we have patients fly into town and stay at the hotel for their recovery. We then arrange to have our private nurses take care of them during their recover. Perhaps you could look into this if you want a more private recovery than going home.Good Luck
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January 8, 2015
Answer: Nursing care after plastic surgery Without knowing more about your situation, it is impossible to give you specific advice. However, in general breast reduction surgery is outpatient - meaning you can go home the same day. If you have a relative or responsible adult that can take care of you, that is usually sufficient. However, if you want private duty nursing, your plastic surgery office most likely can arrange that for you. Often we have patients fly into town and stay at the hotel for their recovery. We then arrange to have our private nurses take care of them during their recover. Perhaps you could look into this if you want a more private recovery than going home.Good Luck
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January 8, 2015
Answer: Nurse for aftercare after a breast reduction This is definitely a question you should ask your Plastic Surgeon, as postoperative routines vary from surgeon to surgeon. My breast reduction patients generally go home the same day. I use waterproof dressings that stay in place until the first postoperative visit, and I also do not routinely place drains during breast reduction. So there would be very little in terms of actual aftercare for a nurse to do. But your surgeon's postoperative instructions may be different. Even if you have drains, however, drain care is fairly simple, and is something you can do yourself or have a family member help you with.
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January 8, 2015
Answer: Nurse for aftercare after a breast reduction This is definitely a question you should ask your Plastic Surgeon, as postoperative routines vary from surgeon to surgeon. My breast reduction patients generally go home the same day. I use waterproof dressings that stay in place until the first postoperative visit, and I also do not routinely place drains during breast reduction. So there would be very little in terms of actual aftercare for a nurse to do. But your surgeon's postoperative instructions may be different. Even if you have drains, however, drain care is fairly simple, and is something you can do yourself or have a family member help you with.
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