Many who have breast augmentation surgery can expect to go back to work after 3-5 days of rest if looked after properly and follow the guidelines. This, however, depends on a range of different factors but once you have had your consultation, you will have a much better understanding of what is required. Until then, in this article, we will go through some of the most helpful tips for easy breast enlargement recovery.
Ensure you have help
Whilst the Breast Augmentation Manchester based procedure is easy, and the recovery is not too difficult, you have still been in surgery and will be sore. This will only be the case for the first 2-3 days. For the following 6 weeks, you should not be doing any heavy lifting at all, this means food shopping, pets or children if applicable. If you do have children, you may want someone else to help around the house so you don’t strain yourself. Anything over 20lbs is too much.You will be on pain relief for the first couple of days so you will not be wanting to drive as they make people drowsy which will be dangerous to not only yourself but others. Having someone around for the first couple of days to make food, look after the house and possibly feed the pets is a good idea.
Plenty of rest and sleep
Rest and sleep are great remedies for recovery, no matter if you're ill or after surgery. It allows the body to spend all its time on making you better for a faster recovery. Some may find this easier than others with busy lives and work commitments, but your body will thank you once you have given yourself a couple of days just to stay in bed, read a book and relax. To make it easier, ensure you have the comfy pillows ready to prop you up, water at the ready, healthy snacks and if you have a tv, get some things planned on your Netflix watchlist.Ask For Pain Management
When you have been under the needle, you are obviously going to be a little sore straight after the procedure. This is common for all patients and it may feel tight and you may feel some pressure around your chest area.Due to the pain only lasting a short while, the doctor will give you some sort of pain relief medication for the first couple of days after the procedure. Once these are finished, over-the-counter pain relief will work just fine. A great tip for this is to have the surgeon prescribe these earlier so that you can pick them up ready for after your procedure. You can then take one straight away at home if you need it.