Directly following your breast augmentation surgery, you will spend a minimum of one hour in the recovery room (this is a requirement of federal law in Medicare). You will then be sent home with a Bias wrap and gauze in place. You should not raise your arms above your shoulders or lift anything heavy for three weeks. Some postoperative medication that may be prescribed varies per patient and may not be recommended for everyone. These medications include KEFLEX® (an antibiotic, not recommended for individuals with allergies to penicillin), Flexeril® (muscle spasm), NORCO® (pain control), and Zofran® (nausea and vomiting prevention).
During your postoperative visit, all dressings are removed, and an upper pole compression band is placed. This allows the implant to maintain an inferior position and softening of the muscle so that there will only be natural occurrence over the next four to six weeks.
A follow up will take place about seven days post-op, and your breasts will be examined for bleeding, infection, and positioning of the implants. For the next 8 to 14 days, you will be changing the gauze twice a day at home. After two weeks, you will have a follow-up appointment and, depending on the placement of the implant at that time, the upper pole band may or may not be discarded. Sutures are removed. Note: if there is any evidence of scabbing, patients are asked to return in five days for final suture removal.
Incisions can get wet, and light activities may resume 14 to 21 days after surgery.
Recovery instructions may vary, and to better understand what to expect, schedule a consultation with Dr. Linder to learn more about breast augmentation surgery and the recovery time table for you. Call our office at 310-275-4513 or fill out our online contact form today.
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practice live a very active lifestyle. Their physical activities range from cardiovascular/aerobic exercises to muscular workouts. One of the questions that I get asked the most prior to scheduling a breast augmentation or revision surgery is, “When can I return to my daily exercise routine?”
I evaluated this 33-year-old female who requested to have a breast augmentation. During the examination, I concluded that the patient showed a slight asymmetry as well as pointy breasts (tuberous breast deformity). The patient expressed that she was hoping to have full, natural-looking breasts. After setting her expectations, we agreed to schedule an augmentation using 330 cc moderate plus implants, overfilling the right breast to 390 cc and the left to 375 cc. We also decided to include a 
The patient presents with severe Baker IV capsular contracture with a left double bubble breast deformity with superior retroposition of the left implant causing a very unnatural appearance of her breast as well as severe pain. The patient has increasing pain in the left breast with swelling that is consistent with seroma-induced capsular contracture, subsequently leading to superior retropositioning of the left implant that causes a double bubble breast deformity. She also had inadequate release of the attachments of the pectoralis major muscle along the parasternal ridge and the lateral inframammary fold. Postoperative photographs show high profile saline implant replacement with left open periprosthetic capsulectomy, removal of fluid seroma, and complete release of the parasternal and the lateral inframammary attachments of the pectoralis major muscle. The symmetry is now good. The upper pole fullness is even, and the inframammary folds are in proper position. This photo is approximately six weeks after surgery.
The pre-op photo shows a severe double bubble deformity. The patient’s right breast has a Baker IV capsular contracture, which is pushing the muscle to a superior retroposition that causes a very unnatural appearance. The reason for this is due to the muscle contracting and causing the implant to push upward.
In general, there has been a myth that the use of silicone implants will completely reduce or prevent all visibility and rippling of the breasts. This is actually untrue. We have had a significant number of patients present with silicone implants from around the world who now have serious rippling and visibility, both along the medial breast as well as the lateral.
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