Is 5 days' worth of keflex enough after breast augmentation?

I rarely prescribe antibiotics for my breast augmentation patients. Each patient receives a dose of IV antibiotic in the operating room prior to any incision being made. Additionally, the implants are bathed in triple antibiotic solution prior to being placed. If your plastic surgeon prescribe 5 days of antibiotics, that should be sufficient. 

Antibiotics, when taken more than needed, can actually be harmful.  If they were only helpful, then why not take antibiotics all the time for the rest of our lives?  So, there is a balance that must be struck.Some surgeons feel that only the IV antibiotics given just before surgery are sufficient, while others feel more comfortable prescribing antibiotics for a limited amount of time postoperatively.  5 days is likely sufficient, if not even "overly cautious" in a clean, elective breast implant case.