What is the recovery period like after a breast lift procedure?
Immediately after surgery, your breast will be sore and swollen. You will have bandages, sometimes a drain (to drain excess fluid), and a supportive bra. You will need to wear a supportive bra twenty four hours a day for several weeks. Drainage of fluid and crusting is normal. You should be up the first day after surgery but most patients do not return to work for about a week. Strenuous activities, including sexual activities, should be avoided for several weeks. Your breast shape will appear flat at the bottom and full on the top for several weeks but will gradually take their natural shape. After surgery your skin may be dry and the skin may appear to be thin. Your breasts may also have “tingling” sensations, occasional pain and loss of nipple sensation. Incisions need to be cleaned regularly and may become bright red and raised during the healing process but after 6 months to a year incisions should become less noticeable. Depending on the surgeons technique of choice he may use in
