![]() ![]() Please wear a “sports” bra for 24 hours a day for 21 days. After 7 days you may remove the ACE wrap and wear a “sports” type bra that will provide support and maintain the placement of the implants.You may shower the 3rd day after surgery.Be sure the T-shirt is smooth under the ACE wrap. If necessary, you may wear a cotton T-shirt and place the ACE bandage wrap over the T-shirt to minimize irritation of the skin. It is recommended that you maintain the ACE wrap for 24 hours a day for 7 days. You may remove the surgical bra and ACE wrap 24 hours after surgery for one hour.Please limit lifting to not greater than 10 lbs. ![]() Please avoid strenuous upper arm/chest muscle exercises for 6 weeks after surgery.If you are prescribed narcotics for pain management, it is important to stay well hydrated, and increase fruits and vegetables in your diet to minimize the constipating side effects of the narcotic. Often, eating yogurt may help to alleviate some of the side effects of antibiotics. Please finish taking all of your antibiotics as prescribed.Please notify the office if you experience fever, chills, redness or unusual swelling after your surgery.This will minimize the risk of a seroma developing, and postoperative infection. Following surgery you will be in a surgical bra and wrapped in an ACE Bandage dressing to maintain compression.If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call Dr. After your Breast Augmentation surgery, the following guidelines may be helpful. ![]()
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