Routine surgical procedures require sutures to close the incision to help the wound heal well. Timely removal of sutures is essential, as waiting too long for suture removal can cause a reaction to the sutures and increase scarring. However, removing the sutures too early may cause the wound to split. Therefore, it is crucial to remove the sutures at the right time. In terms of common breast surgeries in plastic surgery department, the routine suture removal time is as follows: 10~12 days after breast implant surgery; 7 days after fat breast augmentation surgery; 14 days after nipple and areola surgery; 14 days after breast reduction surgery; 9 days after breast reduction surgery; the suture removal time for each person should depend on the wound healing situation. If the wound is not completely healed, the removal of stitches can be delayed for a few days or interrupted. If there are other organic diseases, such as diabetes, long-term use of anticoagulant drugs (warfarin, aspirin), etc., the patient should pay more attention to their own incision when removing stitches. If the surgical incision is not healed for a long time, please make sure to contact your own surgeon. Do I need to take antibiotics and painkillers after surgery? After breast surgery, there is usually pain and bruising in the breasts. As each person’s physical condition is different, the pain sensation and degree of swelling may vary, and medication to relieve pain or swelling may be prescribed by your doctor. Antibiotics are generally not needed for minor breast surgery. If breast implant surgery, because it is a surgery with implants, once the infection will directly affect the postoperative effect, antibiotics can be applied appropriately. However, it is important to use antibiotics reasonably under the guidance of the doctor and not to abuse the drugs without authorization. How long do I need to return to the hospital for review after surgery? When discharged from the hospital, the doctor will remind the patient of the time to remove the stitches and the time for review, and the patient often only remembers the time to remove the stitches and forgets the time for review. So, how important is the review? Breast surgery is not only for aesthetic reasons, but some surgeries are performed to improve the patient’s daily life and psychological state. When you return to the hospital for a review after breast surgery, you are not only concerned about the patient’s beauty, but also about whether the surgery has fundamentally improved the patient’s daily life and psychological state. Timely review can let the doctor understand the patient’s recent status and give professional advice and guidance, which can let the patient know more about their own situation, and is conducive to post-surgery recovery. What anti-scarring measures can I take after breast surgery? Postoperative scarring is a major headache and concern for every post-surgical patient, and plastic surgery is no exception. For patients after breast surgery, the following anti-scarring measures are generally available. 1, physical therapy: the use of bandages or customized elastic sleeve on the purpura to apply a certain amount of pressure, can effectively limit the development of proliferative scarring, fully soften the scar, for the later may need to create favorable conditions for surgical treatment. Generally, the pressure method should be adhered to for 6 months to 1 year. 2.Topical medication: The use of scarring medication can effectively inhibit the proliferation of incisional scarring, help soften the scar, and promote rapid healing of the incision. The main ingredient of keloid medicine is medical silicone, and the common types are gel and patch. They are usually started 3 days after the stitches are removed and used at least twice a day for 3 months to 6 months. When using scarring medication, cosmetics should be avoided, and care should be taken to avoid strong sunlight. Keloid drugs should be purchased through regular channels to ensure the efficacy of the drug. 3.Injection drug treatment: If the effect of external drug treatment and physical therapy is not good, injection drug treatment (Triamcinolone acetonide, Depo Provera) can be taken, but this way is suitable for the treatment of scar with small area. 4.Surgical excision treatment: there are three effective methods, namely, keloid excision and suture, keloid release local reshaping surgery, keloid excision and free skin grafting. However, surgical treatment also needs to be combined with topical medication to reduce the recurrence rate. 5.Radiation therapy: Superficial X-ray and β-ray can make the number of fibroblasts in the scar tissue decrease dramatically, the synthesis of collagen fibers and matrix decrease, and the decomposition of collagen fibers increase, so as to flatten and soften the scar area. However, this treatment is more suitable for superficial hyperplastic scar. 6, plasma laser type treatment: its principle is to reconstruct the skin surface, so that the collagen of the autologous skin regeneration, skin tightening and lifting, so as to improve the role of scarring. However, it is only applicable to the scar that is not suitable for surgical treatment.