Breast Lift with Implants Recovery Tips

Excessive swelling will increase tension on the incision line, a known cause of scarring. Limiting breast implant movement is probably the most important breast lift with implant recovery tips we can provide. This is because the implant is placed under the pectoralis muscle in a loose pocket. This results in the implant being vulnerable to movement and malposition. Superior malposition is the most common early complication following a breast lift with implants because there is more room under the muscle up high near the clavicle rather than down low.

The risk of malpositioning is minimized by using a breast band, a bandeau placed on top of the newly created breast mound. The breast band is placed for two weeks until a breast capsule forms around the implant. A favorite breast band is the Mermaid band, which has a cut-out, making it tolerable for wear as it avoids chafing of the armpits. Once the capsule forms, the implant cannot migrate as easily and is considered stable in its positioning.

The final complication to avoid is a breast implant infection. If a breast lift with implant recovery tips is followed, then the risk of infection is minimized. Breast implant injection may theoretically occur from external contamination or bacteria’s internal translocation.

External contamination following breast lift is more likely than breast augmentation alone since there are more incision lines with the former. To avoid external contamination, we use nonpermeable surgical tape to cover all incision lines for one month. This prevents inadvertent contamination of incision lines while they are not sealed.

Internal translocation is a more likely cause of breast implant infection. It refers to the ability of bacteria harbored anywhere on your body to jump into the bloodstream and find your implant.

As such, you must avoid any risk of infections such as a sore throat, ear infection, bronchitis, or urinary tract infection. As a result, the best breast lift with implant recovery tips is prudent to stay away from big crowds and avoid being intimate for approximately two weeks before and following surgery.