What to avoid after breast augmentation?

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After breast augmentation, what should be abstained from what is the question of most women after surgery to "restore" the first round. Besides the factors of doctors, technology, and aesthetic addresses, abstinence after surgery is also weak. This factor is also important in determining a perfect breast shape after surgery. Many unwanted complications occur because of not abstaining properly in the postoperative period.

1. Reasons after breast augmentation need to abstain

Although breast augmentation is a cosmetic method that is not too strange for women, you need to pay attention to some post-operative problems due to some of the following reasons:
No scarring: Post-operative care Surgery is one of the important factors so that the wound does not darken or have an aesthetic mark. Shorten healing time: Supplementing with suitable nutritious foods will help keep the body healthy, the recovery process takes place in a short time and does not affect life. Limiting complications after breast augmentation: The implementation of postoperative care instructions also helps you avoid dangerous complications such as: Inflammation, swelling, festering, capsular,... Time to abstain The gap after breast augmentation surgery is usually not too long, lasting less than 3 months. However, during this period, it is necessary to strictly follow the instructions that the doctor has instructed.

2. What should be abstained after breast augmentation?

2.1. About food After breast augmentation surgery, you need to abstain from eating some of the following foods:
Should abstain from beef completely because it can cause the wound to leave scars and darken causing cosmetic loss after healing. Eggs are the second food that should be avoided. Because the eggs have a fishy smell and cause the incision to be at risk of spreading, forming an ugly ringworm and very difficult to treat later. Water spinach: Eating after surgery is the cause of keloid scars forming at the incision site. Chicken: After breast augmentation surgery, if you eat chicken, it will make the wound more itchy and slow down the healing process. Dishes made from glutinous rice, sticky rice: This is a popular breakfast food for many people. However, after breast augmentation surgery, this is a food that should be avoided because eating this type of food causes the wound to become infected, fester and difficult to heal. Seafood: Is a nutritious food group, but eating seafood in the postoperative period will cause itching from within the wound area and when scratching can cause an opening that slows healing. Alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer and other stimulants such as coffee and tobacco cause incompatibility with the drugs you are prescribed to treat after breast augmentation.
2.2. You should abstain from vigorous exercise for 3 months (playing golf, exercising, swimming, carrying heavy objects).
2.3. About sex After breast augmentation surgery, to limit the impact on the surgical area you need to abstain from sex for about a month. According to the doctor's instructions, to take good care of your breasts, you can have gentle massage with husband and wife. However, if the recovery process is long, you have to wait until about the 3rd month. After 6 months after surgery you can have normal sex to make sure the breasts are stable and naturally beautiful.

2.4. About movement after surgery Depending on the location of each person, the recovery time of the chest will be different.
In about 1 week after breast augmentation surgery, you can gently resume activities. You can do some daily tasks, avoiding the impact on the chest area. This is because this is the stage when the tissues inside are making connections. About 1 month, the breast shape has been stabilized. Now you can play your favorite sports again. This is an extremely good time for the breast shape to recover. At the same time, you should always wear a bust-shaped bra and regular breast massage will help your breasts quickly soften.

3. How should care be taken after a real lift? After breast augmentation surgery, you will be resuscitated with fluids and stay in the hospital for one night. Before leaving, the doctors will carefully advise on how to take care and abstain from what to do after surgery to recover quickly
Some things to pay attention to to get the right round 1 as you want:
Do not scratch, bump or press on the chest area immediately after surgery because it can cause bleeding and hematoma. Use antibiotics, pain relievers, anti-edema, anti-scar drugs ... according to the prescription of the cosmetologist. Change the dressing within 24 hours of surgery and rest completely for 5 to 10 days after surgery. Apply cool for the first 2 days with your hands, line a layer of clean gauze to separate the pack from the surface of the skin, to avoid causing thermal burns. Warm compress works to reduce swelling and bruising from day 4 onwards. Within 5-7 days, should eat soft foods such as porridge (should only eat plain rice porridge, should not eat sticky rice porridge), soups, pureed foods, avoid hard foods. Avoid using foods that cause keloid scars such as water spinach; abstain from foods that cause itching and festering such as chicken, seafood, sticky foods, fishy foods...; absolutely limit eating foods that affect skin pigmentation such as eggs, beef; avoid using hot spicy food; Do not use stimulants (beer, alcohol, tobacco, coffee...) because these foods slow down the prolonged wound healing process and increase the risk of infection. Drink enough 2 liters of water a day for easy blood circulation and increase the ability to form new cells. Above all, drinking water regularly helps to heal wounds and keep the body healthy. Remove the bandage, cut the thread after 7 days. For breast incision surgery, you can shower on the 3rd day after surgery, avoiding strong rubbing around the chest area. Do not exercise vigorously for 3 months (golf, gym, swim, carry heavy objects), do not massage breasts during sex. When wearing a support bra, pull the bra crease to coincide with the band. This is very important. When worn incorrectly, it will have no effect or will affect the breast crease. Do not go to the sauna for 4 weeks after surgery as this can affect the healing process. When there are any abnormal signs on the chest area such as: Swelling, color changes, pain, ... You should immediately go to the hospital to examine and clearly inform the cause to coordinate with a cosmetologist. solve on time. After 6 months, you should go back to the hospital for a check-up of the chest area and periodic health check-ups to ensure your health. One of the safe breast cosmetic techniques and being implemented at Vinmec is the endoscopic breast augmentation technique that helps to improve the size of the breast with the support of endoscopic equipment. In addition, when performing other cosmetic services such as: Liposuction, face and jaw adjustment, double eyelid shaping, rhinoplasty, muscle lifting, facial rejuvenation.. all customers are checked. Comprehensive health check including:
Blood tests or scans when needed. This helps doctors accurately and fully assess the patient's health situation to have a suitable surgical and preventive plan, ensuring maximum safety for the client. Patients are applied the most advanced anesthetic methods in the world, typically regional anesthesia techniques; neuromuscular or intermuscular anaesthesia; ESP... helps customers undergo cosmetic surgery gently, with less pain and recover soon. After surgery, customers are cared for after surgery, rest and relax, ensure privacy to recover soon and achieve the best results.

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