What are the risk involved with not leaving enough recovery time?
Hello, I really want to to have work done on my breasts. I know that there is some recovery time that goes along with such a procedure. Knowing myself, I know that I’m not going to want to stay in bed and let myself recover for days or weeks on end. What are the risks of not giving yourself enough time to recover?
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Dear Laurel,
Leaving one’s self enough recovery time
is essential to allow the operative incision and the pocket and implant to
recover following surgical creation and insertion. In general, 3-7 days off work in a sedentary
job is more than enough, active jobs require usually a week. Most surgeons will allow you to go back to
light activities such as yoga and stretching, stair climbers, ellipticals by
3-4 weeks and 6 weeks for full exertional activity.
Excessive activity or exercise
following surgery can result in several types of complications, tensile load
and an incision can open and an incision and excessive activity after a freshly
created surgical wound can lead to bleeding and collection of blood in the
pocket of the breast implant called a hematoma.
In general, the implants themselves
are very hearty and tough and will survive any activity, it’s the soft tissue
above the incision and the pocket that need time to recover.
Discuss these concerns with your
operative surgeon and they’ll provide you the best advice of the type of
surgical approach that they decide with you.
I’m sure you’ll get an excellent
result. Leave lots of time for
recovery. Best of luck. Find out more information: https://www.spamedica.com/cosmetic-plastic-surgery-toronto/breast-cosmetic-surgery/breast-augmentation-toronto/
R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.
Certified Plastic Surgeon
Yorkville, Toronto