How soon can you shower after breast surgery

The time to take a shower after breast surgery is related to the surgical method, incision size, suture material and whether it affects the healing of the incision and complications, mainly divided into the following cases: first, incision within 5cm or minimally invasive surgery, the stitches are removed 7 days after surgery, and you can take a shower 2 days after the stitches are removed. Secondly, the stitching method without removing the stitches needs to wait until the stitches fall off for 2 days before bathing, and it takes about 10 days to bathe because of the different materials of absorbing stitches. Thirdly, the incision with medical glue should be bathed after the incision is free of oozing and redness, in about 7 days. Fourth, the healing time will be extended when the incision is larger or the tumor is larger, and it takes about 2 weeks to take a bath. Fifthly, if the incision is infected and the healing is delayed, it is necessary to wait until the incision is healed before bathing. Sixth, the disease that affects the healing of the incision such as diabetes itself, the healing time cannot be determined, and the blood sugar can be healed after 7 days of control to normal value before bathing. Seventh, the incision fat liquefaction or incision does not heal, you need to change the treatment frequently, do not let the incision get wet before complete healing.