Is It Possible to Recover at Home Alone After the 2nd Day of BA Surgery?

All patients are different. We ask that patients have someone with them for the first 24 hours after surgery as a precaution. For the most part, you should be fine to recover at home on your 2nd of surgery, but it is always nice to have help and assitance if needed for the first 2-3 days if possible.

Every patient has a slightly different recovery experience. Most patients will be completely fine caring for themselves the 2nd day after surgery and many of my patients return to their desk job on Monday after surgery on Friday. But every once in a while I will have a patient who takes just a bit more time to be comfortable. You will certainly be able to get out of bed, put on clothes, and use the bathroom. But you might be a bit slow doing so. That being said, it would be nice to have a back up plan just in case you have a slightly more difficult experience than most. 

As long as you are in excellent health and not a high risk for surgery, you should be able to do most basic things after breast augmentation by the second day. It will also depend on your pain tolerance. Some do better than others.

It is important that someone stay with you the first night. You will be able to walk around, get up and down, carry a plate of food to the couch and in general, take it easy.

I recommend that you get loose fitting close that are easy to zip on and off.

Just in case, I would have a backup plan in case you need further help.

Do not attempt to drive a car while you are in pain or while you are taking pain medication.