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See One Woman's Recovery Process
*All photos are of this actual patient*
The Day of Surgery
"The evening after my surgery we went downtown for a walk and shopped." |
The procedure takes 1-2 hours. After being discharged from the surgery center women return home for a 2-hour nap. When you wake up you can get into a warm shower and start using your arms normally. Your only dressings are a waterproof Band-Aids. No special bras are used for the first week.
To keep your chest muscles relaxed, you'll be asked to do gentle arm raises above your head every hour. This takes only 1 minute to complete. We ask our patients to go out of the house for a walk, or out to dinner, the night of surgery. All patients have Dr. Hayes' cell phone number and call/text him directly with questions after the surgery. |
One Day After Surgery
"I've had very little pain." |
Dr. Hayes see all patients the first day after surgery. During your visit he can answer any questions that you may have. He examines you to make sure that you're recovering as expected.
The implants typically look high the first day after surgery. This is completely normal. They start settling during the first week and take 2-3 months to settle completely. |
One Week after Surgery
"My friend who had an augmentation can't believe how much easier my recovery has been." |
One week after the surgery you're back to day-to-day activities. This young woman took care of herself starting the day after surgery. She could wash her hair, put on makeup, do work at home, and drove herself to her one week appointment.
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Six Weeks after Surgery
"I love the size. Thank you so much."
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Six weeks after surgery this young woman has returned to all activities. At four weeks she restarted cardio. She can now restart chest exercises (yoga, planks, spinning). She'll now start wearing a supportive underwire bra.
She is very happy with her size choice. She initially wanted a larger implant, but during her consultation discovered that a 375cc Natrelle Inspira silicone implant accomplished her goal look of a larger/full breast. Her implants have settled significantly already, but will continue to "drop and fluff" for the next 2-4 months. |
The Next 4 months....
Watch her implants settle. Pay close attention to the top of her breasts. Photos are 1 day, 1 week, and 6 weeks after surgery.
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Watch how her implants will "Drop and Fluff"Over the next 4 months her implants will continue to settle. The bottom of her breasts will round out more and her breasts will look slightly larger. The top of the breasts (upper pole) will become less full as the implants move down slightly. The whole process will take 6 months for her implants to settle fully.
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