When you are considering any sort of breast surgery, one of the first and foremost things that comes to a woman’s mind is breast augmentation recovery. Typically, a woman wants to know what she will expect during her breast surgery recovery including her limitations, guidelines to follow, when she can return to normal activity and how her body will look immediately after cosmetic surgery, and if there will be any complications or risks including swelling.

Discomfort and Pain

Unlike the breast augmentation surgery, the recovery period for a breast lift can be longer. This is because the surgery to lift the breasts is more involved than a breast augmentation surgery. However, the plastic surgeon or doctor can prescribe a pain medication to help ease the discomfort associated with both surgeries.

Breast augmentation recovery time has mild to severe pain level depending upon whether or not the implant was placed above or below the muscle. A woman having breast lift surgery typically only reports mild pains after a breast lift surgery. Both surgeries can cause some nausea as well.

Likewise, swelling is a common byproduct of both surgeries and can vary on the type of surgery. Breast augmentation recovery reports swelling to last anywhere from four days after surgery to two weeks, again depending upon whether the implant was placed above or below the muscle. However most breast surgery patients report swelling to last on average from two to three weeks.

Scarring and Other Issues

One of the benefits to breast augmentation is that the scarring is usually minimal. There are fewer incisions made and most incisions can be hidden. A breast lift, however, can have more extensive scarring that may be difficult to hide depending on the number of incisions that needed to be made and the amount of skin that was tightened.

For the first few weeks and possibly even months, women receiving breast augmentation and breast lifts will notice that there is some bruising associated with the surgery. Their breasts will also sit higher and tighter until the breast become accustomed to their new form and settle into a normal position. Women who have breast lift surgery may also notice that there may be a difference in size and shape more than those women who undergo breast augmentation surgery and are going through breast augmentation recovery.