Perhaps it was not possible to accept plastic surgery in the past, but now more and more people are pursuing perfection, so they are slowly trying to accept plastic surgery. Nowadays, prosthetic breast augmentation is also relatively developed, and people who originally wanted to have breast enlargement also More and more, breast augmentation with implants can be said to be a faster way to enlarge the breasts. So what are the precautions after breast augmentation with implants? How to maintain breast implants after surgery?

1. Oral vitamin E

After breast augmentation surgery, the recipient should take 400 units of vitamin E in the morning and evening every day. Vitamin E can penetrate the surface of the skin and exert a moisturizing effect. . Furthermore, scar-forming cells and oxygen after breast augmentation will cause scars to turn black. Vitamin E has antioxidant effects. Oral vitamin E can effectively fade scars.

Since it takes three months for the body’s new cells to heal scars, it is best to take vitamin E for three months after breast augmentation surgery.

2. Topical moisturizing ointment

After breast augmentation surgery, in addition to taking vitamin E orally, you can also use some topical ointments that have moisturizing effects and dilute melanin effects. Ointments can moisturize the scar tissue at the incisions of breast augmentation prostheses, and can also dilute the connective tissue pigment on the surface of the skin. Therefore, ask your doctor to prescribe some moisturizing ointments and melanin-removing ointments, which can dilute the scars caused by breast augmentation surgery to a certain extent.

3. Sleep on your stomach for a short period of time

After breast augmentation surgery, sleep on your stomach for 90 minutes every day to prevent the complications of capsular contracture. Because sleeping on your stomach has a very good stimulating effect on the chest where the prosthesis is embedded, it can also replace massage to a certain extent. If you can sleep on your stomach in conjunction with the massage method, it can promote the prosthesis to become softer.

4. Avoid sexual intercourse immediately

It is best not to have sexual intercourse within two weeks after breast augmentation with implants, because the implants have not recovered during this period and will appear unnatural and It is easy to bruise the prosthesis during intercourse.

5. It is not advisable to get pregnant right away

It is not advisable to get pregnant immediately after breast augmentation surgery because the prosthesis can easily cause rejection in the body. A woman’s body will become sensitive during pregnancy. If she becomes pregnant, If you want to have breast augmentation with implants, the body's rejection reaction will be stronger. If you want to have breast augmentation with implants and you also want to get pregnant, it is best to wait six months after the breast augmentation surgery and the breast shape has stabilized before considering pregnancy.

6. Avoid staying in high-temperature environments

In high-temperature environments, water vapor will carry a large number of bacteria and evaporate in the air. If the breast implants are often exposed to high temperatures in the first three months after breast augmentation, If it stays for a long time, it is easy to cause wound infection and prolong the wound repair period. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to take saunas, sweat steams and hot springs during the period after breast augmentation surgery.

7. Avoid swimming within half a year

You are not allowed to swim within six months after breast augmentation surgery, because there are many bacteria in the swimming pool, which can easily lead to bacterial invasion of the breast implant wound. This can induce infection, cause inflammation, or affect wound repair.

8. Follow the doctor’s instructions for simple massage

After breast augmentation surgery, you can simply massage the breasts under the guidance of the doctor. This can help the prosthesis capsule tissue relax and promote softness of the breasts. If second or third grade capsular contracture has already occurred, simple massage can prevent further development of the capsular contracture. The specific massage method is to push the chest upward, inward and outward as much as possible, hold it for ten seconds, and do it for three to five minutes on each side of the chest.

9. Pay attention to a light diet and avoid tobacco and alcohol.

After breast augmentation surgery, you should pay attention to a light diet and avoid spicy, greasy and alcoholic drinks. After eating spicy food, the body will feel hot and secrete sweat. There are many bacteria in the human body. After sweating, the sweat will seep into the wound and easily affect wound healing. Drinking alcohol will cause the tissue covered by the glass during breast augmentation surgery to bleed, leading to The wound recovery period is prolonged and the hematoma is aggravated.

10. Wear fixed-shoulder-strap underwear

People who have just undergone breast augmentation surgery should wear fixed-shoulder-strap underwear with a tightening effect or an elastic bandage according to the doctor's instructions. Compression is applied to the chest to prevent the implant from shifting and to help speed recovery after surgery.

11. Avoid lifting heavy objects

After breast augmentation surgery, you should avoid lifting heavy objects. At the same time, you should also pay attention to limiting excessive upper arm activities, because too much arm activity will cause breast problems. The pectoralis major muscle is weak and expands, causing compression of the prosthesis, especially when the prosthesis is too large. This situation will occur more frequently.

12. Review on time

Those who have had breast augmentation surgery with breast implants should pay attention to review on time. Within 7 to 8 years after wearing the prosthesis, have an MRI scan every year. Vibration inspection to understand the integrity of the prosthesis and whether there are wrinkles, whether there is leakage around the prosthesis, whether there are complications and other issues; it is best to replace the prosthesis every ten years because the quality of the silicone of the prosthesis will deteriorate over time. There will be a decrease, and rupture may occur, which is harmful to health.

13. How long before you can sleep on your side after breast augmentation surgery

You can sleep on your side for a short period of time one month after breast augmentation surgery, but if you want to sleep on your side completely, it will take 3-6 months. It is best to lie down on your back during the recovery period after breast augmentation surgery. Sleeping on your side or stomach can easily cause the breasts to be squeezed and cause discomfort.