Post-Op Instructions, Ready When You Need Them

An elastic chest strap kept snug above the implants, showering the day after surgery, and what to do if dressings or steri-strips come off.

How long to wear the breast band above the implant, when it may be removed, and how the pressure helps the implant settle into place.

Chest tightness and mid-chest pain to expect, breast band wear, bulb drain drainage, and constipation precautions after implant exchange.

Showering the day after surgery, caring for dressings and steri-strips, and the first three to five days of maximum discomfort.

Recovery instructions for capsulotomy, capsulectomy and capsulorrhaphy, including steri-strip care and your first follow-up visit.

Swelling, bulb drain drainage and mid-chest pain to expect, steri-strip care, and your five to seven day follow-up.

Drainage on steri-strips, the first few days of maximum discomfort, and constipation precautions after gynecomastia surgery.

Signature form recording the implant type and final volume chosen at sizing. Pre-operative paperwork, not post-op instructions.

Signature form for declining breast imaging before surgery, or confirming a normal mammogram within the past twelve months.

Immediate skin and muscle tightness, bulb drain drainage, lower abdominal numbness, and your five to seven day follow-up.

Bloody drainage in the first few days, protecting car seats and bed linens on the way home, and how the compression garment limits bruising and swelling.

Skin tightness and swelling to expect, bulb drain drainage, frequent short walks for circulation, and constipation precautions.

Skin tightness and swelling to expect, bulb drain drainage, frequent short walks for circulation, and constipation precautions.

What labia minora reduction involves, constipation precautions, and recovery care after labiaplasty.

How long to wear the stage one compression garment after liposuction, when it comes off for laundering, and the six-week compression window.

Showering with drains in place, milking the tubing to prevent blockage, emptying the bulbs, and antibiotic ointment at the exit sites.

Day-of and night-of instructions, sleeping with your head elevated, and the activity, diet and talking limits in the first days after a facelift.

Keeping your head elevated at all times, taking pain medication with a light snack, and cold compress use after blepharoplasty.

Head elevation for the first one to three days, antibacterial ointment on the scalp sutures, and cold compresses around the eyes.

Day-of and night-of instructions, sleeping with your head elevated, and the activity, diet and talking limits in the first days.

Swelling peaking at 24 to 48 hours and lasting two to three weeks or more, donor site care, and constipation precautions.

Wearing the chin and face wrap continuously for 24 to 72 hours and then at night for 7 to 10 days, and how it controls bruising and drainage.

Keeping the gauze head dressing in place until your first post-op visit, taking pain medication with food, and constipation precautions.

Keeping the tape dressings on until your five-day visit, re-taping for about five more days, then Vitamin E oil or Mederma twice daily.

Products to have on hand, the burning sensation in the first hours, and how treated skin changes over the 7 to 21 days after total resurfacing laser.

Drainage on steri-strips, the first three to five days of maximum discomfort, and stool softener and fiber guidance after breast augmentation.

Drainage on steri-strips, the first three to five days of maximum discomfort, and stool softener and fiber guidance after a breast lift.

Chest tightness and mid-chest pain to expect, breast band wear, bulb drain drainage, and constipation precautions after implant exchange.

No showering until after your first post-op appointment, leaving all dressings in place, and the first few days of maximum discomfort.

Swelling, bulb drain drainage and mid-chest pain to expect, steri-strip care, and your five to seven day follow-up.

Drainage on steri-strips, the first few days of maximum discomfort, and constipation precautions after gynecomastia surgery.

Immediate skin and muscle tightness, bulb drain drainage, lower abdominal numbness, and your five to seven day follow-up.

No showering until the drains are out, antibiotic ointment at the exit sites, and how to milk the tubing to prevent blockage.

Waking with a splint over the nose and a pad beneath it, drainage to expect, and taking pain medication with a light snack.

Wearing the chin and face wrap continuously for one week and then at night for 7 to 10 days, and how it controls bruising and drainage.

An elastic chest strap kept snug above the implants, showering the day after surgery, and what to do if dressings or steri-strips come off.

How long to wear the breast band above the implant, when it may be removed, and how the pressure helps the implant settle into place.

Recovery instructions for capsulotomy, capsulectomy and capsulorrhaphy, including steri-strip care and your first follow-up visit.

Swelling, bulb drain drainage and mid-chest pain to expect, steri-strip care, and your five to seven day follow-up.

Drainage on steri-strips, the first three to five days of maximum discomfort, and stool softener and fiber guidance after a breast lift.

Day-of and night-of instructions, sleeping with your head elevated, and the activity, diet and talking limits in the first days after a facelift.

Day-of and night-of instructions, sleeping with your head elevated, and the activity, diet and talking limits in the first days.

Wearing the chin and face wrap continuously for 24 to 72 hours and then at night for 7 to 10 days, and how it controls bruising and drainage.

Immediate skin and muscle tightness, bulb drain drainage, lower abdominal numbness, and your five to seven day follow-up.

Bloody drainage in the first few days, protecting car seats and bed linens on the way home, and how the compression garment limits bruising and swelling.

How long to wear the stage one compression garment after liposuction, when it comes off for laundering, and the six-week compression window.

Showering with drains in place, milking the tubing to prevent blockage, emptying the bulbs, and antibiotic ointment at the exit sites.