The surgery day is all about you: your comfort and your health. Once your doctor marks you, you will be taken to the operating room and you will gently fall asleep until the surgery is completed. The doctor will utilize a special cauterizing device to create the space under the pectoralis muscle with the least risk of bleeding. This is done under direct vision when the periareolar or inframammary incision is utilized. When the axillary incision is utilized, a video camera is required to visualize the surgery on a closed circuit television. This actually magnifies the view, allowing the doctor to more precisely cauterize blood vessels, minimizing bruising and, therefore, post-operative pain. Your surgery typically takes between one and one and a half hours to complete. You will awaken in the recovery room in minimal to no discomfort.
In about an hour, you will go home feeling a little stiff with some pressure on your chest; you will be wrapped up with an Ace bandage around your chest. Most people spend the rest of the day at home dosing and eating later in the day. Pain medication is prescribed and makes any discomfort minimal. You will also be given antibiotics to take for the next week along with a muscle relaxer and an anti-inflammatory medication. The next day the doctor will unwrap you and place you in a soft supportive bra. You will have small tapes over your incisions only. The next day you can shower. It is important to know that although you shouldn’t exercise or perform any strenuous activities for a few weeks, it is okay to perform all your activities of daily living as long as it is comfortable. You will return the next week for a follow-up evaluation and instruction in implant massage. This will allow your implants to begin gliding inside the pocket created for them, hastening your recovery towards soft and mobile implants. You will follow up again on a regular basis so that any potential issue that could arise can be treated in a timely fashion.
No matter how careful and experienced your surgeon is, unexpected problems can occur, however rare. This is why it is so important to pick a surgeon that you can relate to and feel comfortable with. He or she will guide you and help you through any bumps in the road, and make sure that ultimately you will get the best result possible.
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