Breast Enlargement Surgery Recovery Time
This will vary with your doctor, type of surgery, whether over or
under the muscle, type of incision, body type and size of implant. Many doctors and
plenty of women claim that you can be back to work in a week. My own first week was
rough but everyone will have a different experience, as you will read in the Breast
Augmentation Journals on this website.
After a week of my recovery, I could have worked if I needed to work
(but only in a not-so-strenuous job). For most people with an incision in the nipple or
above the breast crease line, two weeks is probably more realistic before usual activities
can be resumed due to concerns with the incision. It may be three weeks before
your doctor recommends any lifting above the head or strenuous activity.
Over the muscle placement usually requires much less recovery time
than under the muscle. In fact, women who have implants placed over the muscle have
consistently told me that they felt pretty good in a matter of days.
Without the trauma of stretching the muscle or cutting the breast,
there is a lot less from which to recover. Despite the pain which can be involved in under
the muscle surgery, I selected it for other reasons discussed above.
How much pain and recovery time you have will also depends on your
doctor and how well your surgery goes. If your surgeon is skilled and placement of the
implant during surgery goes well, this may cause less trauma and a less protracted
recovery. In any case, your doctor will prescribe Vicodin or Percocet for at least a week
and you will take all of it! Remember that patients of even the most skilled of
surgeons can experience pain from minimal to extensive. Each case is different.
