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Breast Implant Surgery Day Is Finally Here!

Eventually, your breast implant surgery day will come. You will either feel like it rushed at you out of nowhere or that the week leading up to it took a year. The perception of time is funny that way.

This list is just an example of things you will need to do on your breast implants surgery day. Your plastic surgeon may give you a list of things to do and stuff to bring with you on your surgery day. Follow that list if it differs from this one.  Always do what your plastic surgeon tells you.  If he or she doesn't give you a list, ask if this one is okay.  Many of the tips here are very important, while others are simply convenient or can make the ride home more comfortable. 

The ride home from same-day surgery can be uncomfortable. Tell whoever is driving to avoid jolts and potholes, if at all possible. Your degree of discomfort depends upon your pain threshold, whether your local anesthetic is wearing off, how long your surgery was, and if you were given some pain medication for the ride home. 

Be sure to arrive at the hospital or surgery center on time. You should have the arrival time in your information packet or confirm it the day before.  If you don’t know where you are going, get a map and complete instructions. Make a practice run to the hospital or surgery center a few days before your breast augmentation surgery if you can. Allow a lot of extra time for traffic, bad weather, and getting lost. If you are late, the plastic surgeon may cancel your surgery and your surgery fee is nonrefundable.

Arrive at the hospital or surgery center, clean, with clean and dry hair and in clean clothes.  Be sure that you have thoroughly washed with antibacterial soap, if you have been instructed to, and have not applied any lotions, deodorants, talcum or baby powders, perfumes, make-up, or body spray.  

Wear comfortable loose-fitting clothing, with tops that button or zip down the front. Do not wear anything you have to pull on over your head. Wear good slippers with a nonslip sole.

Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the evening before your surgery. If your surgery is in the afternoon or evening, your surgeon will give you instructions on when to stop eating.

Leave all valuables at home. This includes rings, watches, earrings, or other jewelry. Do not bring large sums of money to the surgery center or hospital unless you are instructed to pay for the balance of your surgery fee. If any of these items become lost the hospital or surgeon is not responsible. Don’t bring anything you would not want to lose.

If you must take a medication the morning of surgery, take it with only a few sips of water.  Bring with you any instructed medications, including pain relievers.

In the days before your breast implants surgery, if you develop any fever, chills, a cough, or other signs of a cold or other infection, call your surgeon's office immediately. Yes, it is possible that your surgery will have to be postponed, but you should never have surgery if you already have some type of infection.  

Bring with you your surgery bras, support and compression garments or bandages.

Bring your postoperative car kit and supplies such as pillows, bottled water, crackers, coffee can with lid, blanket, towel, etc. for the ride home. You can leave that in the car.

Don't forget your sunglasses. On the way home, the sun may hurt your eyes and can cause a headache, which is the last thing you need.

Bring your camera if you wish to document your experience with a photo right before your surgery and your immediate recovery.