I do heavy lifting at my job as well as constantly moving and bending over countless times, and my child is older but still needs me to help them but i’m curious how long is the recovery? The first week and so on. I understand some surgeons like to use drain tubes and some don’t. Why is that? Is there a higher risk not having drain tubes or vice versa? Thank you!
Answer: How Long Would I Have To Wait To Go Back To Work, Or Even Lift My Child After A Breast Augmentation? What a great question! I have been asked this question at least three times per week.
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Answer: How Long Would I Have To Wait To Go Back To Work, Or Even Lift My Child After A Breast Augmentation? What a great question! I have been asked this question at least three times per week.
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Answer: Lifting and drains Thank you for your questions. Although post operative instructions do vary from one plastic surgeon to another, I advise my patients to not lift anything greater than 15 pounds for 4 weeks following breast augmentation. Drain placement in a breast augmentation is not common practice. Best of luck.
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Answer: Lifting and drains Thank you for your questions. Although post operative instructions do vary from one plastic surgeon to another, I advise my patients to not lift anything greater than 15 pounds for 4 weeks following breast augmentation. Drain placement in a breast augmentation is not common practice. Best of luck.
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March 19, 2018
Answer: How long would I have to wait to go back to work, or even lifting my child after a BA? Thank you for your questions. Every surgeon has his or her own protocol for recovery but some of the details are going to depend on your surgery as well. For the standard dual-plane (sub-muscular) augmentation, I usually recommend that patients do not do serious heavy lifting for 6 weeks. So for your job, you might need light duty for awhile when you go back. If you have an implant above the muscle, this restriction would be less. As for the drains, I think that the majority of surgeons do not use drains for a standard breast augmentation as there is little evidence to support their use.Hope this helps!
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March 19, 2018
Answer: How long would I have to wait to go back to work, or even lifting my child after a BA? Thank you for your questions. Every surgeon has his or her own protocol for recovery but some of the details are going to depend on your surgery as well. For the standard dual-plane (sub-muscular) augmentation, I usually recommend that patients do not do serious heavy lifting for 6 weeks. So for your job, you might need light duty for awhile when you go back. If you have an implant above the muscle, this restriction would be less. As for the drains, I think that the majority of surgeons do not use drains for a standard breast augmentation as there is little evidence to support their use.Hope this helps!
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March 19, 2018
Answer: Breast augmentation: getting back to work and lifting children More than 90 percent of my patients are back to work in an office setting by the 5th day after surgery. Others who use their arms a lot by the 14th day. Children are safely lifted by the third day to be transferred from crib, high chair or car seat. Always a good idea to check with your surgeons protocol. I never use drains for breast augmentation surgery. Drains are commonly used for reconstructive procedures.Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author
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March 19, 2018
Answer: Breast augmentation: getting back to work and lifting children More than 90 percent of my patients are back to work in an office setting by the 5th day after surgery. Others who use their arms a lot by the 14th day. Children are safely lifted by the third day to be transferred from crib, high chair or car seat. Always a good idea to check with your surgeons protocol. I never use drains for breast augmentation surgery. Drains are commonly used for reconstructive procedures.Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author
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March 19, 2018
Answer: Drainage tubes are seldom used with uncomplicated breast augmentation. It's highly unlikely you'll have drains after breast augmentation. Convalescence will be determined by your own surgeon. In my practice patients are going about their daily routines within a couple of days. There permitted to drive as soon as they can do so safely. Taking a child would be permitted as soon as it is comfortable. Athletic activity that would involve any significant movement of the breasts would be permitted after four weeks of uncomplicated convalescence.
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March 19, 2018
Answer: Drainage tubes are seldom used with uncomplicated breast augmentation. It's highly unlikely you'll have drains after breast augmentation. Convalescence will be determined by your own surgeon. In my practice patients are going about their daily routines within a couple of days. There permitted to drive as soon as they can do so safely. Taking a child would be permitted as soon as it is comfortable. Athletic activity that would involve any significant movement of the breasts would be permitted after four weeks of uncomplicated convalescence.
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March 19, 2018
Answer: Activities after BA Dear jjeennyy,the majority of breast augmentation patients need one week of downtime. Depending on the work environment (heavy lifting, etc) more time off may be necessary. Patients are encouraged to walk immediately after surgery to avoid blood clots in the legs. I suggest that you follow your plastic surgeon’s post-operative instructions, especially on the level of activity that you can do and your scheduled follow up checkups, for faster and recovery.Daniel Barrett, MD
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March 19, 2018
Answer: Activities after BA Dear jjeennyy,the majority of breast augmentation patients need one week of downtime. Depending on the work environment (heavy lifting, etc) more time off may be necessary. Patients are encouraged to walk immediately after surgery to avoid blood clots in the legs. I suggest that you follow your plastic surgeon’s post-operative instructions, especially on the level of activity that you can do and your scheduled follow up checkups, for faster and recovery.Daniel Barrett, MD
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