Breast surgery procedures include breast implants, autologous fat breast augmentation, giant breast reduction, breast lift, breast omphaloplasty removal, male mastectomy, etc. So how should we do the post-operative care after doing these? Let’s learn it together below! Before surgery, please make sure you are in good health and have a normal physical examination. Stop taking steroid hormones and aspirin and other blood-activating drugs one week before surgery. If you have chest pain, hard nodes (tumor lesions need to be excluded), lactation, nipple overflow, infected foci, cold, etc. it is recommended to postpone the surgery. After surgery, due to the presence of pain, discomfort, swelling, left-right asymmetry, etc., a certain period of recovery is required, so please avoid important activities in the short term when scheduling surgery. For those who have general anesthesia, abstain from food and water for 8 hours and 6 hours before surgery, and avoid menstruation for female clients. Do not smoke or drink alcohol on the day of surgery, take a shower before surgery, and shave your chest for male clients. After surgery, the hospital may prepare for you according to the situation: 1, gauze, cotton pads, bandages, adhesive tape (according to the actual situation). 2.If you are worried about post-operative pain, swelling, scarring, etc., you can bring some painkillers, anti-swelling medication, anti-scar ointment, anti-inflammatory medication, etc. when you leave the hospital, please follow the doctor’s instructions for medication. In general, you will be hospitalized for about 3 days for breast surgery and will be discharged after the drainage tube is removed. On the day of drainage tube removal Patients with mastectomy (male breast development, female mastectomy) and breast omphalocele removal can change to elastic shapewear after drainage tube removal; patients with breast implant augmentation and breast augmentation with autologous fat transfer can wear steel ring-free underwear for at least 1 month, patients with breast lift and breast reduction may need to wear steel ring-free underwear for 3~6 months to facilitate breast shaping and maintain Breast lift and breast reduction patients may need to wear non-coil underwear for 3-6 months to facilitate breast shaping and maintain good breast shape. Tight fitting small undershirts need to be worn for 1 month after removal of the drainage tube from the breast omentum. Diet to maintain a high quality protein diet to facilitate wound healing, avoid smoking, alcohol and spicy stimulating food for at least half a month. 7 days after surgery Follow up with the hospital 1 week after surgery. 10 days after surgery Patients with mastectomy (male breast development, female mastectomy) and breast omphalocele removal, breast implant augmentation, autologous fat transfer breast augmentation start to remove part of the sutures around 10 days after surgery, if the opening heals well, the remaining part of the sutures will be removed 2 days later; patients with breast lift and breast reduction are recommended to remove the sutures 12-14 days after surgery due to the large tension of the opening. If you have undergone breast augmentation surgery, please follow the doctor’s instructions to acutely bind the chest strap for 2 weeks after stitch removal. 24 hours after stitches removal The incision area can be touched with water 24 hours after stitches removal (showering is allowed in the operation area), please dry the incision after showering to keep it dry. 2-3 days after stitches removal 2-3 days after stitches removal, the wound scabs fall off, you can apply scar cream or scar paste externally to inhibit scar growth, the medication should be applied continuously for 3 months to 6 months. 15 days after surgery Avoid lifting both upper arms for half a month after surgery, and avoid playing ball, swimming, breast expansion, lifting heavy objects and other activities for 1 month after surgery to prevent poor healing of the operated area and displacement of the prosthesis. 1 month after surgery Please return to the hospital in time for follow-up consultation 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after surgery. After surgery, please pay attention to the following special cases: After surgery, both breasts may have temporary incomplete symmetry, areola crinkling and imperfect breast shape depending on the degree of swelling, which will generally improve one month after surgery. If there is sudden and severe pain in the breast or sudden change in the volume of one or both breasts (bigger or smaller), sudden change in the feel (harder or softer), or special discomfort such as redness, swelling and heat pain in the breast, please contact us and return to the hospital for follow-up consultation. Precautions for different breast surgeries: 1.Patients with breast augmentation are forbidden to bump their breasts with greater force after surgery and avoid touching with sharp instruments to prevent rupture of the prosthesis. 2, after the removal of stitches can start breast massage, the purpose is to shape the perfect shape of the breast, to prevent the breast implant envelope contracture. Teardrop-shaped prosthesis massage method: use the palm of the opposite hand to first press the breast vertically, then from the inside to the outside and from the outside to the inside to push the breast, and finally from the top to the bottom to push the breast, the purpose of the pressure is to push the breast deep side of the prosthesis, in order to maintain a good lumen, to prevent contracture of the envelope, the pressure should have a certain strength, rather than just massage and push the skin of the breast. The massage intensity should be increased gradually from light to heavy, to the extent that the implant can be pushed and the body can bear it. You can massage your breasts from bottom to top only after one month after surgery. In lieu of vertical breast compression, the breast can also be placed on a firm pillow. If there is a family member to assist in the massage, the patient can lie on his back and the family member can massage the breast with both hands at the same time, the massage method is the same as above. Round prosthesis massage method is the same as the teardrop-shaped prosthesis, the difference is that you can add the nipple as the central axis of the clockwise and counterclockwise direction of massage. Massage time and frequency: at least 10-15 minutes per orientation, if possible, please try to extend the time, 2 times a day for 3 months to 6 months. The breasts of autologous fat injection breast augmentation patients usually do not need massage. However, after 2 weeks of surgery, if there are obvious nodules in the breast, local massage can be performed under the guidance of the doctor.