Breast augmentation is a relatively straightforward surgery, taking only about an hour to an hour and a half to perform. Since you’re likely to be under general anesthetic the whole time, surgery is the easiest part for you. Your work begins after breast augmentation surgery. Recovery is hard and painful, but you can get through it much more easily if you know what to expect and how to deal with it.

Most breast augmentation surgeries are performed in a hospital. You may be allowed to go home after the procedure, but many patients remain in the hospital for two to three days following the surgery. If you do have a hospital stay after breast augmentation surgery, it will likely be to monitor the draining of fluids from your body and watch for signs of infection. During the surgery, the doctor will probably place drains in your breasts to keep fluids from building up immediately after surgery. Your body will stop draining within a day or two, and the drains will be removed before you are released. If you have stitches that are not self-dissolving, they will be removed five to seven days after the surgery.

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