What is Minimum Recovery Time for Breast Lift with Augmentation?

Thank you for your question. You definitely want to follow your own surgeon's post-op activity instructions. This is a general guide I give to my patients as to the recoveryWeek 1) Discomfort level progressively decreases with each day. Swelling decreases a great deal after one week. Most people return to work in some capacity. Driving is feasible if you are not on narcotics.Week 2) Unlikely to need any narcotic support except maybe at night. Swelling continues to improve compared to week 1Weeks 3-6) May need tylenol or ibuprofen for intermittent discomfort. Swelling completely resolved. May need additional few months for implants to settle into their final position. As far as activity, here is a safe guide:1) No heavy lifting or strenuous activity for 6 weeks.2) Resume walking at a leisurely pace right after surgery (e.g. 2 mph)3) At 2 weeks, you can walk 2 miles at 2mph4) At 3 weeks, you can walk 3 miles at 3mph5) At 4 weeks, you can walk 4 miles at 4mph6) At 5 weeks, you can jog 5 miles at 5mph7) At 6 weeks, you can resume all activities, but listen to your body and use discomfort or tightness as a guide so you don't over do it. So in short, you should be able to go Aruba and enjoy. Also, if you are only 10 lbs from the goal weight, I would not worry unless you feel like your breast size is very sensitive to weight changes and you want to do sizing when you reach your goal.

Typically 2 months would be enough time to enjoy yourself after surgery.  You might not be able to do vigorous water sports or play golf, but you should be healed well enough to enjoy the beach.  Your weight goals should not have a significant impact in this situation. 

I appreciate your question.  
Typically, my guideline is, the first week is the hardest. By the second week you feel better, at four weeks you feel 100% and at six weeks you can go back to complete normal routines and exercising.  
Four days after surgery, I would be careful as you are still at risk for bleeding. If you are taking any pain medication, I would not drink alcohol.  With my 'Schwartz Rapid Recuperation' recovery, most of my patients are out to dinner the following evening.
The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.  Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic plastic surgery. 
  
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Thank you for your question.  2 months should be more that enough time following breast augmentation to travel and enjoy your vacation.  I typically recommend my patients take 5-7 days off work, refrain from any vigorous exercise for 2 weeks, and hold off on heavy lifting with the upper body (or exercises that strongly engage the pec muscles) for 6 weeks.  Following this period, there are no limitations on reasonable activity.

Be ready to experience some pain, tightness and swelling during the first week of recovery. This is common response for this procedure, so you should be pain-controlled and rest for at least 4 days.Generally after any breast procedure I recommend from 1 week  to 10 days staying at home.Recovery may be slower, especially when it is sub-muscular placement. Some patients experience pain more than predicted, if this happens you should be reviewed and pain relief increased.You should avoid lifting significant weight, moving too fast, swimming at least 4 -8 weeks while your wounds are healing. Please always take in mind that each patient responds differently to pain and surgery. I tried to describe the usual or common response for Breast Augmentation procedure.

Hi and thank you for your question.Two months should be enough time for you to heal and be ready for vacation. Check with your surgeon for his/her instructions. Best of luck and enjoy!

Thank you for your question.  To begin I think it is important to recommend that you follow your own surgeons post-op instructions with regards to recovery and expectations.  With that said, below is a guide that I typically use for my patients regarding the breast augmentation recovery process:If your implants are placed below the chest muscle, you should expect that initially your implants will look 'high, hard, and ugly,' and can take up to 3-4 months to settle completely.Patients are expected to wear a light weight compression sports bra and breast strap for 4 weeks following their procedure.Most of my patients return to work and normal activities (with the exception of exercising and/or heavy lifting) 48 hours after their augmentation.  Discomfort will get better with each and every passing day and you can begin driving once you are comfortable doing so and off of pain medication for at least 24 hours.Patients should sleep on their back for the first couple of weeks following their augmentation.Patients should avoid any exercising and/or heavy lifting (including gym, treadmill, elliptical, yoga, pilates, spin class, weight training, sports) for 4 weeks following their procedure.So what does this mean?  You should be able to not only go on your vacation to Aruba but also enjoy and take full advantage of your vacation that is scheduled 2 months after a breast augmentation procedure.  Your implants may not be completely settled and you might still be a little swollen, but you should still be able to enjoy yourself while away.  I would caution you that sun (UVA and UVB) rays can increase your risk for poor scarring, so I recommend that all of my patients use BioCorneum post-op to help with scarring as it contains SPF in it as well.  I hope this helps!

Concerns about recovery and downtime are very common
amongst patients considering combined breast augmentation and breast lift
surgery. It’s important to realize that every patient’s situation is unique and
for this reason recovery times vary from patient to patient.

Some patients have jobs that involve heavy lifting,
while others sit at a desk. Some patients have children, while others have a
significant support system available to them. Some patients have more extensive
procedures while some patients have a low pain tolerance. All of these factors
can impact the recovery period.

We generally recommend that patients take a week off
from work. Patients who have desk jobs may return sooner. Light exercise can
usually be undertaken at about two weeks and strenuous physical activity can be
resumed at six weeks. At that time, we tell patients that they may return to
full activity, without restrictions.

When all of these factors are considered, most patients
feel that the recovery was less difficult than expected.
In the vast majority of breast augmentation and breast lift patients, two
months for recovery should be adequate to fully recover before an important
event.

Every body heals differently and it's important to discuss these plans with your surgeon prior to your procedure. They will have the benefit of being able to evaluate you in person. Generally, though, you should be fine to resume all the activities associated with vacation 2 months after your surgery. Be sure to keep your incision sites covered and protected as UV exposure can affect the appearance of your scars. Regarding weight loss, we usually see optimum results when patients are as close to their goal weight as possible. Being within 10 lbs of a healthy goal weight is reasonable.

 The optimal recovery to resume normal activities is 3 - 4 weeks, and 4
- 6 weeks recovery to resume aggressive physical activities. Losing 10 pounds prior to
surgery, depending on your current height and size, will
not make a significant difference in the outcome after breast augmentation with
a lift.