How Long After Breast Lift and Augmentation Do I Need to Wear the Surgical Bra?

In the immediate post-operative period, a compression bra
offers significant advantages for wound healing.Compression minimizes discomfort, swelling,
pain, seroma formation, hematoma formation and wound breakdown.In addition, it provides support to the wound
closure and helps shape the breast.We
place all of our combination breast augmentation, breast lift patients in a
compressive support bra before they leave the operating room.This is continued for at least 3 weeks
following surgery.At this point,
patients are switched into a sport bra without an underwire for an additional 3
months.

All of my patients are placed in a surgical bra immediately after surgery. You will be expected to wear the surgical bra for 6 weeks, only removing for showering and laundering. The surgical bra provides support and helps to control the post operative swelling.  After 6 weeks, I advise returning to normal underwire bras and avoiding any push up bras. 

Thank you for your question. My patients will have a surgical bra that I place at the time of surgery. They normally wear this for the first week or two and then transition to a sports bra that opens in the front. By six weeks, if their implants have sufficiently descended, I let my patients know they can start wearing a normal bra (including a push-up bra). They may still undergo some changes which can change their bra preferences a few months later.