Candidates

The ideal candidates to undergo breast surgery are healthy, emotionally stable people who understand the results that can be obtained after surgery. Many women want an increase after pregnancy or breastfeeding that has left their breasts empty and saggy.

Although there is no risk that the increase will alter future pregnancies, you should know that the breasts can sag again after a new pregnancy.

Post-surgery

After a breast augmentation you will be able to return to work in a few days, depending on the activity you perform. Follow your surgeon’s instructions about what exercises you can do; Avoid lifting objects above your head for 2 to 3 weeks. Your breasts will be more sensitive than normal for 2 to 3 weeks, so you may want to avoid excessive physical contact until 3 to 4 weeks. At first the scars will be pink, an aspect that will improve continuously from 6 weeks.

The appropriate mammographic controls for each woman according to her age can continue to be performed, although the existence of the prosthesis must be noted. The operation will not limit her ability to breastfeed if she becomes pregnant.

Recovery

The results after a breast augmentation are usually very pleasant for the patient. The periodic reviews that will be done and the periodic mammograms (if they correspond to her age) will ensure that if there is any complication, it is detected in time and solved.

The decision to undergo a breast augmentation is something very personal that not everyone has to understand; if you are satisfied, the intervention will have been a success.